The evolution of methods to estimate the rate of medication error in anaesthesia.

Webster, Craig S · Br J Anaesth · 2021

editorial · Level V

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Abstract

The rate of medication errors in anaesthesia is a critical safety indicator but the methods to estimate this metric are imperfect. A number of factors that are difficult to control impact their incidence. Newer methods involving computerised records are improving retrospective and real-time monitoring of medication errors.

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