Prevalence and characteristics of medication errors at an emergency department of a teaching hospital in Malaysia

• Principais autores: Zayyanu Shitu (Autor), Myat Moe Thwe Aung (Autor), Tuan Hairulnizam Tuan Kamauzaman (Autor), Ab Fatah Ab Rahman (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Medication use process in the emergency department (ED) can be challenging and the risk for medication error (ME) to occur is high. In Malaysia, several studies on ME have been conducted in various hospital settings. However, little is known about the prevalence of ME in emergenc...