| dc.creator | RIVAS R,EDITH | |
| dc.creator | RIVAS L,ANGÉLICA | |
| dc.creator | BUSTOS M,LUIS | |
| dc.date | 2010-12-01 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-07T16:32:41Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-03-07T16:32:41Z | |
| dc.identifier | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872010001300008 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/403332 | |
| dc.description | Background: Errors in the prescription and transcription of medications in pediatric services is a source of adverse events that can be prevented. Aim: To determine and compare the frequency of prescription and transcription errors for intravenous drugs in four pediatric services in a regional general hospital. Material and Methods: Cross sectional analysis of a probabilistic sample of 500 prescriptions of intravenous medications. Information was gathered using an instrument from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Results: The detected prescription errors were illegible indications in 20%, lack of dosing indication in 11%, omission of the administration route in 24% and omission of the frequency of administration in 15%. Transcription errors were illegible transcription in 3%, not transcribing all indicated medications in 4% and transcription of medications that were not prescribed in 3%. Twenty one percent of prescriptions and 6% of transcriptions had at least one incorrect action. In the different services studied there was a significant association between the percentage of incorrect prescriptions and transcriptions and between illegible prescriptions and transcriptions. Conclusions: A high percentage of errors in prescription of intravenous medications and their transcriptions, was detected in these services. A better quality of care control is required. | |
| dc.format | text/html | |
| dc.language | es | |
| dc.publisher | Sociedad Médica de Santiago | |
| dc.source | Revista médica de Chile v.138 n.12 2010 | |
| dc.subject | Drug prescriptions | |
| dc.subject | Errors, medication | |
| dc.subject | Intravenous injections | |
| dc.title | Errores en prescripción y transcripción de medicamentos endovenosos en Servicios Pediátricos, Hospital Dr. Hernán Henríquez Aravena: Temuco, 2008-2009 | |
| dc.type | Artículos de revistas | |
