Medication Errors among Physician-Assistants Anaesthesia
Table 3
Factors contributing to medication error.
Medication error, (%)
Wrong drug
Wrong dose
Wrong dilution
Wrong route
Total (%)
Factors
Distraction
10
4
2
2
18 (19.6)
Tiredness
22
6
Nil
2
30 (32.6)
Health
2
Nil
Nil
Nil
2 (2.2)
Poor illumination
4
Nil
Nil
Nil
4 (4.4)
Familiarity with vial/ampoules colour
29
2
2
1
34 (37)
Social problems
1
Nil
Nil
Nil
1 (1.1)
Others††
3
Nil
Nil
Nil
3 (3.3)
Total (%)
71 (77.2)
12 ()
4 (4.4)
5 (5.4)
92 (100)
15 did not answer. ††Other contributing factors include lack of vigilance, late labelling of drug, lack of assistance, oxygen administration error, complaints from patient, poor colouration of ampoules, poor labelling of drug, and pressure from doing a lot of cases.
