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Differences in Perioperative Medication Errors With Regard to Organization Characteristics
Author(s) -
Goeckner BradLee,
Gladu Michael,
Bradley Janet,
Garmon Bibb Sandra C.,
Hicks Rodney W.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)60167-1
Subject(s) - perioperative , perioperative nursing , medication error , operating room nursing , medicine , anesthesia , nursing , patient safety , political science , health care , law
• RESEARCHERS CONDUCTED a descriptive, comparative, secondary analysis using a national database to investigate differences in perioperative medication error characteristics with regard to organization characteristics. • PERIOPERATIVE MEDICATION ERROR records reported to the MEDMARX database between Sept 1, 1998, and Aug 31, 2003, were examined (N = 5,210), and variables were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Statistically significant differences were found for three out of four research questions. • THE STUDY'S FINDINGS provide a foundation for perioperative medication error analysis and serve as a starting point for organizations to begin investigating the medication error problem in their facilities.