Small patients, big challenges: navigating pediatric drug manipulations to prevent medication errors-a comprehensive review

K Chachlioutaki, C Gioumouxouzis… - Expert Opinion on …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Medication errors during drug manipulations in pediatric care pose significant
challenges to patient safety and optimal medication management. Epidemiological studies …

Characteristics and consequences of medication errors in pediatric patients reported to Ramathibodi Poison Center: A 10-year retrospective study

P Tansuwannarat, P Vichiensanth… - … and Clinical Risk …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose This study was performed to evaluate the clinical characteristics of, consequences
of, and factors associated with medication errors (MEs) that cause harm to pediatric patients …

Medication errors and associated factors among pediatric inpatients in public hospitals of gamo zone, southern Ethiopia

A Bante, A Mersha, Z Aschalew, A Ayele - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Background Medication errors are the most common medical errors in the world. In
particular, pediatric patients are more susceptible to severe injuries and death. Despite their …

Digital monitoring of medication safety in children: an investigation of ADR signalling techniques in Malaysia

BH Rekha, SA Hisham, IA Wahab, NM Ali… - BMC Medical Informatics …, 2024 - Springer
Background Digital solutions can help monitor medication safety in children who are often
excluded in clinical trials. The lack of reliable safety data often leads to either under-or over …

Tripled likelihood: polypharmacy increases the occurrence of drug therapy problems in hospitalized pediatric patients

B Takele, HC Koyra, T Sidamo… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background A drug therapy problem (DTP) is any undesirable event experienced by a
patient that accompanies drug therapy, prevents the patient from achieving their desired …

[HTML][HTML] “Childrens are not just “little adults”. The rate of medication related problems and its predictors among patients admitted to pediatric ward of southwestern …

F Bekele, G Bereda, L Tamirat, BA Geleta… - Annals of Medicine and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The rate of medication related problems is high in developing countries due to
the complexity of pediatrics medication management. Pediatric population should have their …

Knowledge and Performance on Intravenous Medication Administration to Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Observational Study Among Nurses of Nepal

J Dhungana, S Bajracharya, NR Reynolds - Nursing Open, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To evaluate knowledge and performance levels regarding intravenous (IV) medication
administration to patients among nurses working in paediatric centers of Nepal. Design A …

Magnitude and Predictors of Medication Administration Errors Among Nurses in Public Hospitals in Northeastern Ethiopia

DB Gebrye, MA Wudu, MK Hailu - SAGE Open Nursing, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction Currently, patient safety and quality of care have become a public health
concern. However, medication administration errors are common in global medical settings …

[HTML][HTML] Hospital and Patient Characteristics Associated with Neonatal Blood Stream Infection in Inpatient Care: Insights from the 2019 HCUP KID Database

M Samawi, GH Shah, L Kimsey, KC Waterfield… - Children, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: This study explores the associations between pediatric adverse events (PAEs)
and both hospital and patient characteristics within the inpatient hospital setting, specifically …

Effect of educational intervention on medication reconciliation practice of hospital pharmacists in a developing country–A non-randomised controlled trial

AA Aje, SJ Showande, R Adisa, TO Fakeye… - BMC Medical …, 2023 - Springer
Background Medication reconciliation is an evidence-based practice that reduces
medication-related harm to patients. This study evaluated the effect of educational …