The prevalence of dose errors among paediatric patients in hospital wards with and without health information technology: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Gates PJ, Meyerson SA, Baysari MT, Westbrook JI. Drug Saf. 2018 Aug 16; [Epub ahead of print].

This meta-analysis examined the role of computerized provider order entry (CPOE) in preventing pediatric dosing errors. Combining the results of 9 studies, researchers estimate that about 5% of pediatric inpatient medication orders contain a dosing error, but it is unclear whether CPOE reduces pediatric dosing errors. The authors call for further studies with controlled designs to determine the effectiveness of CPOE on improving pediatric medication dosing.

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