Medication errors in hospitals in the Middle East: a systematic review of prevalence, nature, severity and contributory factors

<p>The aim was to critically appraise, synthesise and present the evidence of medication errors amongst hospitalised patients in Middle Eastern countries, specifically prevalence, nature, severity and contributory factors. CINAHL, Embase, Medline, Pubmed and Science Direct were searched for st...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Binny Thomas (5801969) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Vibhu Paudyal (5819765) (author), Katie MacLure (4603636) (author), Abdulrouf Pallivalapila (5801972) (author), James McLay (14150106) (author), Wessam El Kassem (9140002) (author), Moza Al Hail (2511859) (author), Derek Stewart (117849) (author)
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Medication errors
Prescribing errors
Error causation
Systematic review
Middle East
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description <p>The aim was to critically appraise, synthesise and present the evidence of medication errors amongst hospitalised patients in Middle Eastern countries, specifically prevalence, nature, severity and contributory factors. CINAHL, Embase, Medline, Pubmed and Science Direct were searched for studies published in English from 2000 to March 2018, with no exclusions. Study selection, quality assessment (using adapted STROBE checklists) and data extraction were conducted independently by two reviewers. A narrative approach to data synthesis was adopted; data related to error causation were synthesised according to Reason’s Accident Causation model. Searching yielded 452 articles, which were reduced to 50 following removal of duplicates and screening of titles, abstracts and full-papers. Studies were largely from Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan. Thirty-two studies quantified errors; definitions of ‘medication error’ were inconsistent as were approaches to data collection, severity assessment, outcome measures and analysis. Of 13 studies reporting medication errors per ‘total number of medication orders’/ ‘number of prescriptions’, the median across all studies was 10% (IQR 2–35). Twenty-four studies reported contributory factors leading to errors. Synthesis according to Reason’s model identified the most common being active failures, largely slips (10 studies); lapses (9) and mistakes (12); error-provoking conditions, particularly lack of knowledge (13) and insufficient staffing levels (13) and latent conditions, commonly heavy workload (9). There is a need to improve the quality and reporting of studies from Middle Eastern countries. A standardised approach to quantifying medication errors’ prevalence, severity, outcomes and contributory factors is warranted.</p><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology<br> License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00228-019-02689-y" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00228-019-02689-y</a></p>
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spelling Medication errors in hospitals in the Middle East: a systematic review of prevalence, nature, severity and contributory factorsBinny Thomas (5801969)Vibhu Paudyal (5819765)Katie MacLure (4603636)Abdulrouf Pallivalapila (5801972)James McLay (14150106)Wessam El Kassem (9140002)Moza Al Hail (2511859)Derek Stewart (117849)Biomedical and clinical sciencesPharmacology and pharmaceutical sciencesMedication errorsPrescribing errorsError causationSystematic reviewMiddle East<p>The aim was to critically appraise, synthesise and present the evidence of medication errors amongst hospitalised patients in Middle Eastern countries, specifically prevalence, nature, severity and contributory factors. CINAHL, Embase, Medline, Pubmed and Science Direct were searched for studies published in English from 2000 to March 2018, with no exclusions. Study selection, quality assessment (using adapted STROBE checklists) and data extraction were conducted independently by two reviewers. A narrative approach to data synthesis was adopted; data related to error causation were synthesised according to Reason’s Accident Causation model. Searching yielded 452 articles, which were reduced to 50 following removal of duplicates and screening of titles, abstracts and full-papers. Studies were largely from Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan. Thirty-two studies quantified errors; definitions of ‘medication error’ were inconsistent as were approaches to data collection, severity assessment, outcome measures and analysis. Of 13 studies reporting medication errors per ‘total number of medication orders’/ ‘number of prescriptions’, the median across all studies was 10% (IQR 2–35). Twenty-four studies reported contributory factors leading to errors. Synthesis according to Reason’s model identified the most common being active failures, largely slips (10 studies); lapses (9) and mistakes (12); error-provoking conditions, particularly lack of knowledge (13) and insufficient staffing levels (13) and latent conditions, commonly heavy workload (9). There is a need to improve the quality and reporting of studies from Middle Eastern countries. A standardised approach to quantifying medication errors’ prevalence, severity, outcomes and contributory factors is warranted.</p><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology<br> License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00228-019-02689-y" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00228-019-02689-y</a></p>2019-05-24T21:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1007/s00228-019-02689-yhttps://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Medication_errors_in_hospitals_in_the_Middle_East_a_systematic_review_of_prevalence_nature_severity_and_contributory_factors/21596931CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/215969312019-05-24T21:00:00Z
spellingShingle Medication errors in hospitals in the Middle East: a systematic review of prevalence, nature, severity and contributory factors
Binny Thomas (5801969)
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
Medication errors
Prescribing errors
Error causation
Systematic review
Middle East
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title Medication errors in hospitals in the Middle East: a systematic review of prevalence, nature, severity and contributory factors
title_full Medication errors in hospitals in the Middle East: a systematic review of prevalence, nature, severity and contributory factors
title_fullStr Medication errors in hospitals in the Middle East: a systematic review of prevalence, nature, severity and contributory factors
title_full_unstemmed Medication errors in hospitals in the Middle East: a systematic review of prevalence, nature, severity and contributory factors
title_short Medication errors in hospitals in the Middle East: a systematic review of prevalence, nature, severity and contributory factors
title_sort Medication errors in hospitals in the Middle East: a systematic review of prevalence, nature, severity and contributory factors
topic Biomedical and clinical sciences
Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
Medication errors
Prescribing errors
Error causation
Systematic review
Middle East