Table 4 Characteristics of medication errors
From: Incidence of medication errors in a Moroccan medical intensive care unit
Variables | Medication errors | Potential ADEs |
|---|---|---|
| Â | n = 492 | n = 113 |
Stage of errors, n(%) | Â | Â |
   Physician ordering | 172 (35) | 38 (33) |
   Transcribing | 294 (60) | 68 (60) |
   Administering | 8 (2) | 3 (3) |
   Dispensing | 17 (3) | 4 (4) |
Error type, n(%) | Â | Â |
   Omission | 15 (3) | 4 (3) |
   Dose | 57 (11) | 12 (11) |
   Frequency | 38 (8) | 9 (8) |
   Route of administration | 357 (73) | 82 (73) |
   Patient monitoring | 7 (1) | 2 (2) |
   Missing | 18 (4) | 4 (3) |
Drug category, n(%) | Â | Â |
   Anti-infective drugs | 162 (33) | 37 (33) |
   Anticoagulants | 152 (31) | 35 (31) |
   Corticoids | 45 (9) | 10 (9) |
   Analgesic and sedatives | 20 (4) | 5 (4) |
   Vasoactives drugs | 25 (5) | 4 (3) |
   Perfusion | 6 (1) | 2 (2) |
   Others | 82 (17) | 20 (18) |