Table 3.
Comparison of percentages of patients in medical department and surgical department with types of medication discrepancies observed.
| Medical | Surgical | Total % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | ||
| Justified or intentional discrepancies* | 69.8 | (62 -77.5) | 43.5 | (38.1 – 48.9) | 53.9 |
| Unjustified or Unintentional Discrepancies (Reconciliation errors) | 62.4 | (54.2 - 70.6) | 56.8 | (51.4 – 62.1) | 58.6 |
| Types of reconciliation errors | |||||
| Error of omission | 43.5 | (35.1 – 51.9) | 51.2 | (45.8 – 56.6) | 47.6 |
| Modification of dose, frequency and route of administration** | 19.4 | (12.7 – 26) | 8.2 | (5.23 – 11.1) | 12.7 |
| Drug use without indication | 2.3 | (-0.23 – 4.8) | 4.1 | (1.9 – 6.2) | 3.3 |
| Drug interaction/therapeutic duplication | 5.6 | (1.72 – 9.5) | - | - | 2.3 |
| Total | 81.4 | (74.8-87.9) | 68.1 | (63.1-73.1) | 73 |
Statistical significance level of
*
p <0.05,
**
p <0.001