Table 5.
Detailed characteristics of studies on most frequent drugs with ME and their findings
| Findings | Drugs | Type of Ward | Unit of Observation | Author(s) / Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Ceftriaxone Cefazolin Vancomycin |
Endocrinology & nephrology Gastrointestinal & respiratory Neurology Infectious disease |
Nursing students | Ebrahimi Rigi Tanha Z, et al. 2012(30) |
1 |
| 23.5% 15.6% 13.7% |
Antimicrobials Cardiovascular Gastrointestinal |
Intensive Care Units (ICU) | IV administration by nurses | Vazin A, et al. 2012(31) |
2 |
| 62.0% 56.4% 49.5% |
Albumin Ceftazidime Metronidazole |
Internal | IV administration by nurses | Sharifi N, et al. 2011(27) |
3 |
| 38.4% 38.4% |
Immunosuppressive anti-infective |
Nephrology | Patients | Vessal G. 2010(32) |
4 |
| 76.2% 11.3% 7.9% |
Intravenous fluids Antibiotics Anti- inflammatories |
Pediatric | Pediatrics’ medical charts | Mohsenzade A, et al. 2010(33) |
5 |
| NA | Aspirin Heparin Cefazolin |
Emergency Cardiovascular Surgery Internal |
Nursing students | Mohammadnejad E, et al. 2010(15) |
6 |
| 27% 21% |
Antibiotics Cardiovascular |
ICU CCU Pediatric Internal Surgery Emergency |
Nurses | Nikpeyma N, et al. 2008(16) |
7 |
| 11.0% 8.2% 7.4% 7.4% 7.4% 7.4% |
Amikacin Vancomycin Diazepam Metoclopramide Metronidazole Ranitidine |
ICU | IV administration by nurses | Fahimi F, et al. 2008(34) |
8 |
| 6.5% 4.6% 3.9% 3.9% |
Heparin Ceftazidime Dopamine Phenytoin |
Internal Surgery CCU Neurosurgery |
Nursing student | Baghcheghi N, et al. 2008(18) |
9 |
| NA | Heparin | CCU | Nursing student | Koohestani HR, et al. 2008(20) |
10 |
| 30% 30% 25% |
Three NitroGlycerin Midazolam Dopamine |
ICU | Infusion pump doses | Fahimi F, et al. 2007(35) |
11 |