Risk Factors for Electronic Prescription Errors in Pediatric Intensive Care Patients

Objectives:
To assess risk factors for electronic prescription errors in a PICU.
Design:
A database of electronic prescriptions issued by a computerized physician order entry with clinical decision support system was analyzed to identify risk factors for prescription errors.
Measurements and Main Results:
Of 6,250 prescriptions, 101 were associated with errors (1.6%). The error rate was twice as high in patients older than 12 years than in patients children 6–12 and 0–6 years old (2.4% vs 1.3% and 1.2%, respectively, p

Source: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine - June 1, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Quality and Safety Source Type: research