A Prospective Observation Study on Medication Errors among Surgical Gastroenterology In-Patients in Tertiary Care Hospital

ABSTRACT

Background:A Medication Error (ME) is a preventable adverse event in medical treatment. The main objective of the study is to classify, categorize, evaluate, monitor, and assess the severity of medication errors and report among the inpatients in tertiary care hospitals. Materials and Methods:This prospective observational study was conducted among 100 surgical gastroenterology inpatients on medication error in tertiary hospitals. For this study, the data were collected by using patient demographic details, a reconciliation form, a medication error form, and a medication audit check review form where the medication. The outcome was expressed as mean percentages and risk. Regression analysis is used to assess the impact of different risks on the prevalence of medication error. Results:The study was conducted among 100 inpatients. Total medication errors were included n=83. Among the most common medication errors were found prescribing errors 31 (37.30%), followed by documentation errors 28 (33.70%). Nursing errors were more than the doctor errors. Most of the errors were reported on day 28 (33.75%). Factors responsible for medication error were no usage of generic names, no documentation, and incomplete reconciliation; the risk was observed among the age group of people ≥60 but not significant. Conclusion:This study establishes the effective medication error evaluation, assessment, and reporting of medication error. These errors can be prevented by implementing a Computerized Physician Order Entry system (CPOE), and the results of this study demonstrate the role of clinical pharmacists in the identification and reporting of medication errors.

KEYWORDS

• Medication Error
• NCCMERP
• Computerised Physician Order Entry (CPOE) system
• Gastroenterology surgery
• Drug Related Problems (DRP)
• Prescription

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