Antibiotic prescribing errors generated by the use of an electronic prescribing system in the emergency department: A mixed-method study.

• Main Authors: Ahmad Z. Al Meslamani (Author), Derar H. Abdel-Qader (Author), Noura Ziad (Author), Nadia Al Mazrouei (Author), Asma A. El-Shara (Author), Husam El Sharu (Author), Eman Merghani Ali (Author), Rand Haider Al Zahawi (Author), Samah Bahy Mohammed Ebaed (Author), Osama Mohamed Ibrahim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: GarVal Editorial Ltda., 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Context: Inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics can result in serious patient harm. Aims: To investigate the incidence, nature, clinical severity, and causes of antibiotic prescribing errors (APEs) in the emergency department (ED) of a large hospital in Jordan. Methods: A mixed-method approach was...