Open AccessMedication Prescription Errors in the Intensive Care Unit: Prospective Observational Study
Author(s) -
Nusrat Shafiq,
Neeru Sahni,
Manoj Kumar,
LN Yaddanapudi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24148
Subject(s) - medicine , medical prescription , interquartile range , observational study , emergency medicine , incidence (geometry) , intensive care unit , mechanical ventilation , prospective cohort study , psychological intervention , physics , optics , pharmacology , psychiatry
The WHO launched a 5-year global initiative to address the problem of medication errors on March 29, 2017, targeting a decrease in severe and avoidable medication-related harm by 50% in all the countries. Since prescription errors are preventable, this study was conducted to determine incidence and severity of medication prescription errors (MPEs).