Medication reconciliation failures in children and young adults with chronic disease during intensive and intermediate care. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Medication reconciliation failures in children and young adults with chronic disease during intensive and intermediate care. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published February 2017

Medication reconciliation failures in children and young adults with chronic disease during intensive and intermediate care.

DeCourcey DD, Silverman M, Chang E, et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2017 Feb 14; [Epub ahead of print].

Medication reconciliation is critical to safe medication use. This prospective cohort study identified high rates of unintentional medication discrepancies among hospitalized children and young adults. The authors conclude that current medication reconciliation practices are inadequate to ensure medication safety.

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