Table 3. Discharge medication errors identified.
Medication error categories | Errors in surgery patients (n = 48) | Errors in medicine patients (n = 36) |
Chronic disease state management | 21 (43) | 15 (42) |
Antimicrobial | 10 (21) | 3 (8) |
Analgesic | 7 (15) | 3 (8) |
Hypertension agent | 6 (13) | 6 (17) |
Anticoagulant | 2 (4) | 2 (6) |
Diabetes agent | 2 (4) | 4 (11) |
Discharge MREC unavailable | 0 | 3 (8) |
Note: Results reported as n (%). MREC = medication reconciliation.