Open AccessSystemic Defenses to Prevent Intravenous Medication Errors in Hospitals: A Systematic Review
Author(s) -
Sini Kuitunen,
Iloiittynen,
Marja Airaksinen,
Anna-Riia Holmström
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of patient safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1549-8425
pISSN - 1549-8417
DOI - 10.1097/pts.0000000000000688
Subject(s) - cinahl , medicine , medline , systematic review , scopus , grading (engineering) , quality of evidence , intensive care medicine , meta analysis , psychological intervention , nursing , civil engineering , political science , law , engineering
Intravenous medication delivery is a complex process that poses systemic risks of errors. The objective of our study was to identify systemic defenses that can prevent in-hospital intravenous (IV) medication errors.