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Showing posts with label junior doctors. Show all posts
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Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Tuesday, 4 March 2008
Medication errors caused by junior doctors
BMJ 2008;336:456 (1 March),
(published 7 February 2008)
Association with depression and burn-out remains uncertain
The effects of medical errors on patient morbidity and mortality have been highlighted in the United Kingdom and the United States.1 2Preventable medication errors account for 10-20% of adverse events in patients admitted to hospital.1
In the UK, up to 1.5% of hospital prescriptions may contain a medication error, and a quarter of these could result in potentially serious effects.3 The situation is similar in Australia and the US—medication errors occur in about 1-2% of patients admitted to hospital, resulting in around 7000 deaths a year in the US alone.2 4
(published 7 February 2008)
Association with depression and burn-out remains uncertain
The effects of medical errors on patient morbidity and mortality have been highlighted in the United Kingdom and the United States.1 2Preventable medication errors account for 10-20% of adverse events in patients admitted to hospital.1
In the UK, up to 1.5% of hospital prescriptions may contain a medication error, and a quarter of these could result in potentially serious effects.3 The situation is similar in Australia and the US—medication errors occur in about 1-2% of patients admitted to hospital, resulting in around 7000 deaths a year in the US alone.2 4
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