To meet the WHO vision of reducing medication errors by 50%, it is essential to know the
current error rate. We undertook an integrative review of the literature, using a systematic …

The prevalence and harm associated with inadvertent neuraxial cardiovascular (CV)
medication administration errors are unknown. This review aims to analyze neuraxial CV …

Drug underdosing and overdosing are potential causes of medication errors and adverse
drug events when inadequate consideration is given to factors such as height, weight, and …

Wrong dose calculation medication errors are widespread in pediatric patients mainly due to
weight-based dosing. PediPain app is a clinical decision support tool that provides weight …

NORA procedures constitute a growing percentage of total administered anesthetics. There
is no difference in the monitoring standard between that of an anesthetic administered in an …

A medication error is any mistake in the intended use of a medication (eg, wrong medication,
wrong dose, or infusion of the wrong medication into the wrong place). The perioperative …

Giving medications in the medical field involves not only knowing what and when to give but
also how much to administer. Dosing calculations are just as important as knowing what to …

Nurses must deliver infusions as prescribed since too slow or fast a dose could be
deleterious to patients. Nurses experience challenges with infusion dose calculations …

The neonate is at risk for increased peri-anesthetic complications, and this risk is magnified
in the preterm neonate. A discussion of complications and risks for all procedures and …

June 2019• Volume 128• Number 6 www. anesthesia-analgesia. org 1069 responsible for
the identification, dilution, labeling, calculating, and administering the correct drug. But some …