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. 2007 Nov-Dec;14(6):756–764. doi: 10.1197/jamia.M2359

Table 4.

Table 4 Number of Discrepancies per 100 Orders

Discrepancy Type Per Hundred Orders with Discrepancies Total Orders
Total Discrepancies 54.3 816 1502
Dose Shifts in Regular Spaced Interval 10.7 92 860
Unexpected Administrations 2.5 38 1502
Omissions 16.4 246 1502
One-time Dose Orders 9.0 59 655
Multi Dose Orders 22.1 187 847
Wrong Dose 0.3 4 1502
Dose Shift or Wrongtime Combined 43.0 646 1502
Unexpected, Wrong Dose, Omission 18.9 284 1502

Total Discrepancies = Orders with at lease one dose with one or more of the discrepancies listed in the table, e.g., dose shift, omission, wrong time; Dose Shifts = Orders with systematic shifting by more than 60 minutes in same direction of scheduled administrations for at least 2 consecutive doses; Unexpected Administration = Orders with at least one extra dose not matching CPOE-projected drug administration times; Omission = Orders with at least one dose omitted with no explanation for the un-administered dose. Omissions that were partially or fully explained are excluded; Multi-Dose = Orders with more than one scheduled dose for administration; One-time Dose = Orders with only one scheduled dose for administration; Wrong Dose = Orders with at least one dose given in a different amount from that prescribed; Dose Shift or Wrongtime Combined = Orders with a at lease one dose given > 60 minutes before or after scheduled administration time and/or at least two consecutive doses shifted 61 or more minutes in the same direction; Unexpected, Wrong Dose, Omission = Orders with at least one unexpected dose, wrong dose, and/or unexplained omission.