Chemotherapy medication errors. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Chemotherapy medication errors. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Review
 
• Published March 2018

Chemotherapy medication errors.

Weingart SN, Zhang L, Sweeney M, Hassett M. Lancet Oncol. 2018;19:e191-e199.

Chemotherapy errors can result in serious patient harm. This review summarized the evidence on chemotherapy errors. Most studies were performed in single-institution academic settings and few studies examined how health information technology affects patient outcomes.

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