title: Medication safety in the perioperative setting.
abstract: Drug administration errors are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. These errors result in major harm and incur dramatic costs to the delivery of health care. This article highlights this problem, especially as it deals with patients in the perioperative setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: George M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Hanna
authors.forename: Wilton C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Levine
mesh_terms: D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000458:organization & administration; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D012308:Risk Management; D012449:Safety; D014481:United States