Table 2.
Changes in medication error incident rate in the emergency department before (2023) and after (2024) interventions on interprofessional education.
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2023, n (%) | 2024, n (%) | P value | |
| Physician (PEa) | n=14,798b | n=14,431c |
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Near miss | 113 (0.8) | 151 (1.1) | .01d |
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No harm incident | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | —e |
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Harmful incident | 0 (0) | 1 (0) | .49f |
| Nurse (AEg) | n=14,798b | n=14,431c |
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Near miss | 4 (0) | 3 (0) | >.99f |
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No harm incident | 2 (0) | 8 (0.1) | .06f |
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Harmful incident | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | >.99f |
| Pharmacist (DEh) | n=21,388i | n=20,152j |
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Near miss | 4 (0) | 3 (0) | >.99f |
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No harm incident | 9 (0) | 9 (0) | >.99f |
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Harmful incident | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | — |
aPE: prescription error.
bNumber of emergency department (ED) visits (during August-October 2023).
cNumber of ED visits (during January-March 2023).
dChi-square test.
eNot available.
fFisher exact test.
gAE: administration error.
hDE: dispensing error.
iNumber of prescription orders from the ED to ED pharmacists (during August-October 2023).
jNumber of prescription orders from the ED to ED pharmacists (during January-March 2023).