Prevalence and factors associated with incidents related to medication in surgical patients

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Thatianny Tanferri De Brito Paranaguá¹  Ana Lúcia Queiroz Bezerra¹  Andressa Luanna Moreira Dos Santos¹  Ana Elisa Bauer De Camargo Silva¹ 

关键词: Medication errors;    Patient safety;    Nursing;    Health management;    Errores de medicación;    Seguridad del paciente;    Enfermería;    Gestión en salud;    Erros de medicação;    Segurança do paciente;    Enfermagem;    Gestão em saúde;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0080-623420140000100005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and factors associated with the occurrence of incidents related to medication, registered in the medical records of patients admitted to a Surgical Clinic, in 2010. This is a cross-sectional study, conducted at a university hospital, with a sample of 735 hospitalizations. Was performed the categorization of types of incidents, multivariate analysis of regression logistic and calculated the prevalence. The prevalence of drug-related incidents was estimated at 48.0% and were identified, as factors related to the occurrence of these incidents: length of hospitalization more than four days, prescribed three or more medications per day and realization of surgery intervention. It is expected to have contributed for the professionals and area managers can identify risky situations and rethink their actions.

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