Medication errors in chronic kidney disease: one piece in the patient safety puzzle.
Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at increased risk of harm as a consequence of errors in medical care. Hug and colleagues highlight the significance of adverse drug events in hospitalized patients with CKD. Their findings demonstrate the role adverse drug events play in the safety of patients with CKD and underscore the importance of novel strategies intended to reduce such medical errors.
Fink
Jeffrey C
JC
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Chertow
Glenn M
GM
D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D012449:Safety