Open AccessEffect of a Pharmacy-based Centralized Intravenous Admixture Service on the Prevalence of Medication Errors: A Before-and-After Study
Author(s) -
Janique Gabriëlle Jessurun,
Nicole Hunfeld,
Joost van Rosmalen,
Monique van Dijk,
Patricia M. L. A. van den Bemt
Publication year - 2022
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.0000000000001047
Subject(s) - medicine , pharmacy , odds ratio , confidence interval , logistic regression , emergency medicine , nursing staff , hygiene , nursing , pathology
Intravenous admixture preparation errors (IAPEs) may lead to patient harm. The primary aim of this study was to assess the effect of a pharmacy-based centralized intravenous admixture service (CIVAS) on IAPEs.