Observational studyThe western journal of emergency medicine2014
Analysis of medication errors in simulated pediatric resuscitation by residents.
Observational study in The western journal of emergency medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03921346 (A Mobile Device App to Reduce Prehospital Medication Errors and Time to Drug Preparation and Delivery by EMS During Simulated Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers.
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A Mobile Device App to Reduce Prehospital Medication Errors and Time to Drug Preparation and Delivery by EMS During Simulated Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: a Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Trial
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18 citing papers in PubMed.
- Effect of a Mobile App on Medication Errors During Simulated Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: PEDIDOSIS App vs. Conventional Methods. A Multicenter Simulation-based Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical systems · 2026Trial
- A Mobile Device App to Reduce Time to Drug Delivery and Medication Errors During Simulated Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2017Trial
- Pediatric Pharmacists' Participation in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Events.The journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics : JPPT : the official journal of PPAG · 2025Article
- Adverse Safety Events in Emergency Medical Services Care of Children With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- In-situ simulations to detect patient safety threats during in-hospital cardiac arrest.Resuscitation plus · 2023Article
- A validation of newly developed weight estimating tape for Korean pediatric patients.PloS one · 2022Article
- Drug dosing errors in simulated paediatric emergencies - Comprehensive dosing guides outperform length-based tapes with precalculated drug doses.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2020Article
- Medication errors during simulated paediatric resuscitations: a prospective, observational human reliability analysis.BMJ open · 2019Observational
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- What causes prescribing errors in children? Scoping review.BMJ open · 2019Article
- The accuracy of paediatric weight estimation during simulated emergencies: The effects of patient position, patient cooperation, and human errors.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2018Article
- The Role of Clinical Pharmacists in the Emergency Department.Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology · 2018Article
- An algorithm to improve the accuracy of emergency weight estimation in obese children.The Pan African medical journal · 2018Article
- A Mobile Device App to Reduce Medication Errors and Time to Drug Delivery During Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Study Protocol of a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2017Article
- In Reply.Anesthesiology · 2016Article
- [Not Available].The Canadian journal of hospital pharmacyArticle
- Pediatric Pharmacists' Participation in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Events.The journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics : JPPT : the official journal of PPAGArticle
- Pharmacist Participation in CPR Needs Resuscitation.The Canadian journal of hospital pharmacyArticle
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Abstract
introductionThe objective of our study was to estimate the incidence of prescribing medication errors specifically made by a trainee and identify factors associated with these errors during the simulated resuscitation of a critically ill child.
methodsThe results of the simulated resuscitation are described. We analyzed data from the simulated resuscitation for the occurrence of a prescribing medication error. We compared univariate analysis of each variable to medication error rate and performed a separate multiple logistic regression analysis on the significant univariate variables to assess the association between the selected variables.
resultsWe reviewed 49 simulated resuscitations. The final medication error rate for the simulation was 26.5% (95% CI 13.7% - 39.3%). On univariate analysis, statistically significant findings for decreased prescribing medication error rates included senior residents in charge, presence of a pharmacist, sleeping greater than 8 hours prior to the simulation, and a visual analog scale score showing more confidence in caring for critically ill children. Multiple logistic regression analysis using the above significant variables showed only the presence of a pharmacist to remain significantly associated with decreased medication error, odds ratio of 0.09 (95% CI 0.01 - 0.64).
conclusionOur results indicate that the presence of a clinical pharmacist during the resuscitation of a critically ill child reduces the medication errors made by resident physician trainees.
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