Analysis and quantification of prescribing and transcription errors in a paediatric oncology service

Pichon, R; Zelger, GL; Wacker, Pierre; Vodoz, AL; Humbert, James Ronald

doi:10.1023/a:1014814713203

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Analysis and quantification of prescribing and transcription errors in a paediatric oncology service

ContributorsPichon, R; Zelger, GL; Wacker, Pierre; Vodoz, AL; Humbert, James Ronald

Published inPharmacy world & science, vol. 24, no. 1, p. 12-15

Publication date2002

Abstract

To analyse and quantify the omission errors linked to physicians' prescribing and errors linked to nurses' transcription and to identify the type and frequency of factors associated. No pharmacological factors are taken into account.

Keywords

Child
Drug Prescriptions
Humans
Medication Errors
Neoplasms/drug therapy

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique

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PICHON, R et al. Analysis and quantification of prescribing and transcription errors in a paediatric oncology service. In: Pharmacy world & science, 2002, vol. 24, n° 1, p. 12–15. doi: 10.1023/a:1014814713203

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PID : unige:55971
DOI : 10.1023/a:1014814713203
PMID : 11980169

Journal ISSN0928-1231

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Analysis and quantification of prescribing and transcription errors in a paediatric oncology service

To analyse and quantify the omission errors linked to physicians' prescribing and errors linked to nurses' transcription and to identify the type and frequency of factors associated. No pharmacological factors are taken into account.

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