Medication errors in emergency departments: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence and severity August 14, 2024

https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-emergency-departments-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-prevalence-and Medication errors in emergency departments: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence and severity Nguyen PTL, Phan TAT, Vo VBN, et al. Int J Clin Pharm. 2024;Epub 2024 May 11. The fast-paced and complex environment of the emergency department (ED) can threaten patient safety. In this meta-analysis, the pooled prevalence of medication errors in the ED was 22%. The researchers estimated that 36% of patients experienced a medication error in the ED, with about 43% of these errors being potentially harmful but without leading to death.