dc.contributor.author |
Anderson, Brian |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2018-12-02T22:30:43Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2018-06 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0952-7907 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/44750 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Medication errors in paediatric anaesthesia and the perioperative setting continue to occur despite widespread recognition of the problem and published advice for reduction of this predicament at international, national, local and individual levels. Current literature was reviewed to ascertain drug error rates and to appraise causes and proposed solutions to reduce these errors.The medication error incidence remains high. There is documentation of reduction through identification of causes with consequent education and application of safety analytics and quality improvement programs in anaesthesia departments. Children remain at higher risk than adults because of additional complexities such as drug dose calculations, increased susceptibility to some adverse effects and changes associated with growth and maturation. Major improvements are best made through institutional system changes rather than a commitment to do better on the part of each practitioner.Medication errors in paediatric anaesthesia represent an important risk to children and most are avoidable. There is now an understanding of the genesis of adverse drug events and this understanding should facilitate the implementation of known effective countermeasures. An institution-wide commitment and strategy are the basis for a worthwhile and sustained improvement in medication safety. |
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dc.format.medium |
Print |
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dc.language |
eng |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Current opinion in anaesthesiology |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.subject |
Humans |
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dc.subject |
Medication Errors |
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dc.subject |
Anesthesia |
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dc.subject |
Pediatrics |
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dc.subject |
Child |
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dc.subject |
Medical Errors |
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dc.subject |
Quality Improvement |
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dc.title |
Drug error in paediatric anaesthesia: current status and where to go now. |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1097/aco.0000000000000593 |
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pubs.issue |
3 |
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pubs.begin-page |
333 |
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pubs.volume |
31 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The author |
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dc.identifier.pmid |
29601302 |
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pubs.end-page |
341 |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Review |
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pubs.subtype |
Journal Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
734931 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
School of Medicine |
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pubs.org-id |
Anaesthesiology |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
1473-6500 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2018-03-31 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
29601302 |
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