Table 5.
Medication Error Rate, By Unit Type Across Periods
| Baseline | Period 1 | Period 2 | Period 3 | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient-days: | 1,704 | 2,619 | 1,784 | 1,878 | - |
| ICU (n) | 403 | 736 | 296 | 597 | - |
| Non-ICU (n) | 1,301 | 1,883 | 1,488 | 1,281 | - |
| Non-missed-dose errors: | |||||
| ICU (n) | 100 | 71 | 47 | 21 | - |
| ICU rate/1,000 pt-days | 248 | 96.5 | 159 | 35.2 | 0.0001 |
| Non-ICU (n) | 142 | 63 | 85 | 29 | - |
| Non-ICU rate/1,000 pt-days | 109 | 33.5 | 57.1 | 22.6 | 0.0001 |
| Missed-dose errors: | |||||
| ICU (n) | 127 | 185 | 119 | 172 | - |
| ICU rate/1,000 pt-days | 315 | 251 | 402 | 288 | 0.09 |
| Non-ICU (n) | 161 | 315 | 281 | 445 | - |
| Non-ICU rate/1,000 pt-days* |
124 |
167 |
189 |
347 |
0.0001 |
| Note: Pt-days indicates patient-days; ICU, intensive care unit. | |||||
*
This rate increased over the study.