Qual Saf Health Care
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Qual Saf Health Care · Jun 2005
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyMedication errors in intravenous drug preparation and administration: a multicentre audit in the UK, Germany and France.
Previous studies have identified medication errors in preparing and administering intravenous medicines of 13-84% in hospitals in individual countries. ⋯ Uncontrolled risks in the intravenous systems studied were observed in all three countries. Intravenous therapy must be regarded as a high risk activity where the use of risk management procedures to minimise risk to patients is seen as a high priority by all those involved with these duties. There is a requirement to develop better national (possibly international) procedures for safe intravenous practice.