Pediatric weight errors and resultant medication dosing errors in the emergency department. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Pediatric weight errors and resultant medication dosing errors in the emergency department. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published October 2017

Pediatric weight errors and resultant medication dosing errors in the emergency department.

Hirata KM, Kang AH, Ramirez GV, Kimata C, Yamamoto LG. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2017 Oct 2; [Epub ahead of print].

Weight-based dosing errors can lead to adverse drug events. This retrospective study found that weight-related errors are rare but did lead to medication dosing errors and potential for harm. This finding underscores the need to address weight-based dosing on a systems level.

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