Table 2.
Types of Errors During Antineoplastic and Adjuvant Medication Preparation
Error Type | Baseline: Manual Preparation |
Intervention: Robotic Preparation |
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No. | % | No. | % | |
Serious medication errors | ||||
Wrong dose and/or final concentration | 2 | 22 | 6 | 86 |
Wrong drug | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
Wrong technique | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
Incomplete seal of medication access port | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
Total | 9 | 100 | 7 | 100 |
Staff safety events | ||||
Spill or leak | 34 | 47 | 23 | 82 |
Closed-system transfer device failure | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Wrong technique | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Lack of protective equipment | 35 | 48 | 1 | 4 |
Other | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
Total | 73 | 100 | 28 | 100 |