Low-quality evidence for medication errors reduction strategies in hospital paediatrics

Commentary on: King C, Dudley J, Mee A, Tomlin S, Tse Y, Trivedi A, Hawcutt DB; Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health/Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacist Group Joint Standing Committee on Medicines. For children admitted to hospital, what interventions improve medication safety on ward rounds? A systematic review. Arch Dis Child. 2023 Jul;108(7):583–588. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-324772. Epub 2023 Feb 15. PMID: 36792347. Implications for practice and research Medication errors can occur throughout many complex steps. Children are exposed to a higher risk of harm than adults when it comes to medication errors. High-quality evidence for interventions that reduce medication errors in children on rounds is lacking. Context King et al conducted a systematic review of interventions aimed at reducing medication errors during inpatient rounds in children’s hospitals.1 Medication errors in hospitals may arise at many points in a complicated cascade of steps...
Source: Evidence-Based Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Child health Source Type: research