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I will be looking for frequency of medication errors per medication. Giving someone a triple dose of advil or local anesthetic probably not too big of a deal, b
by medymed 11y ago
I will be looking for frequency of medication errors per medication. Giving someone a triple dose of advil or local anesthetic probably not too big of a deal, but a triple dose of phenylephrine or labetolol is asking for trouble. In other words, I'm curious of the rate of scary mistakes versus meh-don't-worry-about-it mistakes, though that terminology is not politically acceptable. Explaining any difference there would be fascinating.
- nommm-nommm 11y agoIs this bit from the article what you are looking for? Of all the observed adverse drug events and medication errors that could have resulted in patient harm — four of which were intercepted by operating room staff before affecting the patient — 30 percent were considered significant, 69 percent serious, and less than 2 percent life-threatening; none were fatal.
- idiot900 11y ago"Scary" really depends on the clinical situation. It's much more difficult to define clearly than it seems. Too much NSAID or local anesthetic is usually worse than too much of a short acting, easily countered drug like phenylephrine or labetalol.