Abstract
The general aim of this thesis was to identify and examine strategies regarding the preparation and administration of medication in order to improve medication safety in hospitals.
The studies presented in this thesis focus on estimating the prevalence of intravenous admixture preparation errors as well as medication administration errors in a hospital setting. An additional aim was to identify potential risk factors of these errors, which may help to design effective preventive strategies. We also studied the effect of two promising strategies to prevent medication errors in a hospital setting, namely a pharmacy-based intravenous admixture service and a central automated unit dose dispensing combined with barcode-assisted medication administration.
The studies presented in this thesis focus on estimating the prevalence of intravenous admixture preparation errors as well as medication administration errors in a hospital setting. An additional aim was to identify potential risk factors of these errors, which may help to design effective preventive strategies. We also studied the effect of two promising strategies to prevent medication errors in a hospital setting, namely a pharmacy-based intravenous admixture service and a central automated unit dose dispensing combined with barcode-assisted medication administration.
| Original language | English |
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| Award date | 29 Nov 2022 |
| Place of Publication | Rotterdam |
| Publication status | Published - 29 Nov 2022 |