Work overload is related to increased risk of error during chemotherapy preparation

Carrez, Laurent; Bouchoud, Lucie; Fleury, Sandrine; Combescure, Christophe; Falaschi, Ludivine; Sadeghipour, Farshid; Bonnabry, Pascal

doi:10.1177/1078155219845432

Scientific article

English

Work overload is related to increased risk of error during chemotherapy preparation

ContributorsCarrez, Laurent; Bouchoud, Lucie; Fleury, Sandrine; Combescure, Christophe

; Falaschi, Ludivine; Sadeghipour, Farshid; Bonnabry, Pascal

Published inJournal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice, vol. 25, no. 6, p. 1456-1466

Publication date2019

Abstract

Chemotherapy preparation units face peaks in activity leading to high workloads and increased stress. The present study evaluated the impact of work overloads on the safety and accuracy of manual preparations.

Keywords

Antineoplastic Agents/chemical synthesis
Drug Compounding/methods/trends
Humans
Lidocaine/chemical synthesis
Medication Errors/prevention & control/psychology/trends
Occupational Stress/psychology
Pharmacists/psychology/trends
Pharmacy Technicians/psychology/trends
Phenylephrine/chemical synthesis
Risk Factors
Syringes
Workload/psychology

Affiliation

Faculté des sciences / Section des sciences pharmaceutiques

Research group

Epidémiologie clinique et biostatistique (115)

Citation (ISO format)

CARREZ, Laurent et al. Work overload is related to increased risk of error during chemotherapy preparation. In: Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice, 2019, vol. 25, n° 6, p. 1456–1466. doi: 10.1177/1078155219845432

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PID : unige:146597
DOI : 10.1177/1078155219845432
PMID : 31084249

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ISSN of the journal1078-1552

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Work overload is related to increased risk of error during chemotherapy preparation

Chemotherapy preparation units face peaks in activity leading to high workloads and increased stress. The present study evaluated the impact of work overloads on the safety and accuracy of manual preparations.

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