Epidemiology of medication errors in children from chart review studies
| Author | Study design | Patients | ADE per 1000 pt-day | ADE per 100 admits | Near miss 1000 pt-day | Near miss 100 admits | Med error 1000 pt-day | Med error 100 admits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| When available, rate per 1000 patient-days is used to account for the effect of length of stay on number of errors. | ||||||||
| Kaushal, 2001 | Prospective chart review | Ward, NICU PICU | 6.6 | 2.3 | 29 | 10 | 157 | 55 |
| Holdsworth, 2003 | Prospective chart review | Ward, NICU | 7.5 | 6 | 9.3 | 8 | – | – |
| Proctor, 2003 | Prospective chart review | Paediatric surgical service | – | – | – | – | 8.3 | – |
| Ross, 2000 | Incident report | Ward, NICU PICU | – | – | – | – | 0.51 | 0.15 |
| Raju, 1989 | Incident report | NICU, PICU | – | – | – | – | 8.8 | 14.7 |
| Vincer, 1989 | Incident report | NICU | – | – | – | – | 13.4 | – |