Cowley et al.,4 2001 USA |
Retrospective |
Pediatric Inpatients |
01/1999 –12/2000 |
Error reporting system |
All types |
143 prescribing errors, 449 dispensing
errors, 1007 administration errors, in a total of 1,956 medication
errors |
- |
Kaushal et al.,3 2001 USA |
Cohort |
PICU, Medical/surgical wards, short-stay
medical ward |
04/1999 –05/1999 |
Chart review |
All types |
454 prescribing errors, 6 dispensing errors,
78 administration errors, in a total of 616 medication errors |
7 |
Sangtawesin et al.,25 2003
Thailand |
Retrospective |
PICU, NICU |
09/2001 –11/2002 |
Error reporting system |
All types |
114 prescribing errors, 112 dispensing
errors, 49 administration errors, in a total of 322 medication
errors |
- |
Kozer et al.,22 2002 Canada |
Retrospective cohort |
Emergency department |
12 randomly days of 2000 |
Chart review |
Prescribing, administration |
271 prescribing errors per 1,678 medication
orders, 59 administration errors per 1,532 charts |
7 |
Cimino et al.,31 2004 USA |
Interventional |
PICU |
2 weeks |
Chart review |
Prescribing |
3,259 errors per 12,026 medication
orders |
- |
Potts et al.,11 2004 USA |
Cohort |
PICU |
10/2001 –12/2001 (1st phase) |
Chart review |
Prescribing |
2,049 errors per 6,803 medication orders |
6 |
Prot et al.,16 2005 France |
Cohort |
PICU, NICU, general pediatric, and
nephrological unit |
04/2002 –03/2003 |
Observation |
Administration |
538 errors per 1,719 drug
administrations |
7 |
Frey et al.,17 2002
Switzerland |
Cohort |
PICU |
01/01/2000 –31/12/2000 |
Error reporting system |
All types |
102 prescribing errors, 162 dispensing
errors, 200 administration errors in a total of 275 medication
errors |
7 |
Porter et al.,33 2008 USA |
Quasi- experimental |
Emergency department |
06/2005 –06/2006 |
Chart review, interviews |
Prescribing |
1,755 errors per 2,234 medication orders |
- |
Taylor et al.,26 2005 USA |
Retrospective |
Emergency department |
01/1998 -06/1998 |
Chart review |
Prescribing |
311 errors per 358 medication orders |
- |
Wang et al.,18 2007 USA |
Cohort |
PICU, NICU, pediatric ward |
02/2002 –04/2002 |
Chart review, error reporting system |
All types |
464 prescribing errors, 2 dispensing errors,
101 administration errors in a total of 865 medication errors |
6 |
King et al.,23 2003 Canada |
Retrospective cohort |
Medical and surgical ward |
04/1993 –03/1996 (1st phase) |
Error reporting system |
All types |
13 prescribing errors, 19 dispensing errors,
314 administration errors in a total of 416 medication errors |
7 |
Kozer et al.,35 2005 Canada |
Randomized control clinical trial |
Emergency department |
07/2001 |
Chart review |
Prescribing |
68 errors per 411 medication orders |
3 (Jadad score) |
Otero et al.,34 2008
Argentina |
Cross- sectional |
ICU, NICU pediatrics clinic |
06/2002 (1st phase) |
Chart review |
Prescribing, administration |
102 prescribing errors per 590 medication
orders 99 administration errors per 1,174 drug administrations |
- |
Fortescue et al.,5 2003 USA |
Cohort |
PICU, NICU, short-stay medical ward, medical/
surgical ward |
04/1999 –05/1999 |
Chart review |
All types |
479 prescribing errors, 6 dispensing errors,
79 administration errors in a total of 616 medication errors |
5 |
Chua et al.,19 2010 Malaysia |
Cohort |
Pediatric ward |
11/2004 –01/2005 |
Observation |
Administration |
100 errors per 857 drug administrations |
5 |
Ghaleb et al.,20 2010 UK |
Cohort |
PICU, NICU medical and surgical ward |
2004- 2005 for 22 weeks |
Chart review |
Prescribing, administration |
391 prescribing errors per 2,955 medication
orders 429 administration errors per 1,544 drug administrations |
5 |
Fontan et al.,21 2003 France |
Cohort |
Nephrological Unit |
02/1999 –03/1999 |
Chart review |
Prescribing, administration |
937 prescribing errors per 4,532 medication
orders 1077 administration errors per 4,135 drug administrations |
6 |
Raja Lope et al.,36 Malaysia |
Observational |
NICU |
02/2005 (1st phase) |
Observation |
Administration |
59 errors per 188 drug administrations |
- |
Sard et al.,24 2008 USA |
Retrospective cohort |
Emergency department |
2005 |
Chart review |
Prescribing |
101 errors per 326 medication orders |
7 |
Jain et al.,27 2009 India |
Retrospective |
PICU, Emergency department |
01/2004 –04/2004 |
Chart review |
Prescribing, dispensing |
67 prescribing errors & 14 dispensing
errors per 821 medication orders |
- |
Kadmon et al.,28 2009 Israel |
Retrospective |
PICU |
09/2001 (1st phase) |
Chart review |
Prescribing |
103 errors per 1,250 medication orders |
- |
Larose et al.,29 2008 Canada |
Retrospective |
Emergency department |
2003 (1st phase) |
Chart review |
Prescribing, administration |
32 prescribing errors & 23 administration
errors per 372 medication orders |
- |
Rinke et al.,30 2008 USA |
Retrospective |
Emergency department |
04/2005 –09/2005 |
Chart review |
Prescribing |
81 errors per 1,073 medication orders |
- |
Campino et al.,32 2009 Spain |
Interventional |
NICU |
09/2005-02/2006 |
Chart review |
Prescribing |
868 errors per 4,182 medication orders |
- |