Medication errors-an enduring problem for children and elderly patients
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/00216208:11120/12:43903528 RIV/00064165:_____/12:11954
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/03009734.2012.659771" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/03009734.2012.659771</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Medication errors-an enduring problem for children and elderly patients
Original language description
Objective. To analyze the types and reasons of medication errors, committed by health care professionals, which led to toxicological consultations at the Czech Toxicological Information Centre (TIC). Methods. Inquiries arising from medication errors for2000-2010 were extracted and evaluated from the database of the TIC, recording the consultations of poisonings due to drugs, household products, plants, and mushrooms. Results. From a total of 44,344 calls concerning pharmaceuticals, 215 (0.5%) were denoted by the caller as medication errors; 130 involved children (90 below 5 years of age) and 85 involved adults (30-60 years of age). The most common errors were: improper dosage (60.9%), wrong medication (19.3%), or erroneous route of administration (12.9%). The most frequent medication errors appeared using drugs affecting the nervous system (psycholeptics and antiepileptics), antibiotics, and drugs affecting the respiratory system. Nurses administering the drugs were responsible for 43
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
FE - Other fields of internal medicine
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)
Others
Publication year
2012
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN
0300-9734
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
117
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
SE - SWEDEN
Number of pages
9
Pages from-to
309-317
UT code for WoS article
000307186800008
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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