Drug administration errors in Latin America: A systematic review.

Lindemberg Assunção Costa Ivellise Costa de SousaMaria Rafaela Alves de OliveiraCharleston Ribeiro PintoJuliana Ferreira Fernandes MachadoCleidenete Gomes ValliLuís Eugênio Portela Fernandes de Souza

Published in: PloS one (2022)

The administration error rate in Latin America was high, even when time errors were excluded. The variation observed in the frequencies can be explained by the different contexts in which the study was conducted. Future research using direct observation techniques is necessary to more accurately estimate the nature and severity of medication administration errors.

Keyphrases

adverse drug
drug administration
patient safety
healthcare
emergency department
current status
quality improvement