Total potential medication errors, n (%)
|
358 (50.1)
|
643 (63.5)
|
141 (42.5)
|
110 (38.3)
|
1252
|
53.3
|
Total clinically relevant medication errorsb, n
|
139
|
190
|
31
|
19
|
379
|
30.3
|
Clinically relevant Prescription Error Rateb %
|
19.4
|
18.8
|
9.3
|
6.6
|
16.1
|
Clinically relevant ME/patient Index
|
1.6
|
2.9
|
0.5
|
0.2
|
–
|
Types of Medication Errorsa, n (%)
| | | | | | |
-Wrong speed rate of administrationb
|
45
|
102
|
31
|
14
|
192
|
15.3
|
-Abbreviations
|
258
|
432
|
85
|
83
|
858
|
68.5
|
Clinically relevantb
|
65
|
42
|
0
|
5
|
112
|
13.1
|
Not clinically relevant
|
193
|
390
|
85
|
78
|
746
|
86.9
|
-Spelling error
|
26
|
63
|
25
|
13
|
127
|
10.1
|
-Misinterpretation/mistaken drug unitsb
|
29
|
46
|
0
|
0
|
75
|
6.0
|
Patients with ideal medication orders, n (%)
|
6 (6.8)
|
0 (0.0)
|
12 (17.6)
|
26 (32.9)
|
44
|
14.6
|
Prescriptions with ideal drugs, n (%)
|
17 (2.4)
|
146 (14.4)
|
45 (13.5)
|
66 (23.0)
|
274
|
11.7
|