Table 5.
Medication | Wrong time (n=386) | Missed medication (n=259) | Wrong dose (n=118) |
---|---|---|---|
Vasopressors and catecholamines | 0 | 1† | 0 |
Insulin | 0 | 1† | 0 |
Coagulation related | 0 | 0 | 1‡ |
Electrolytes | 0 | 1† | 0 |
Antimicrobial | 0 | 2† | 2† |
Sedation and analgesia | 0 | 0 | 1†, 1‡ |
Others | 2‡ | 1† 1‡ | 1‡ |
*In one patient, two different errors with subsequent impact of death were reported. In another patient, three different errors with subsequent impact of permanent harm were reported.
†Permanent harm.
‡Died.