title: Medication errors in the neonate.
abstract: Critically ill patients are a high risk population for medication errors and neonates represent a more vulnerable group. Errors can occur in each step of the path from prescription to administration and their rate varies widely due to the error definition and identification methods used in the different studies. Identifying medication errors is a challenge in neonatal care and should be a priority among care-givers in order to prevent future incidents and to improve patient safety.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric, Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, S. Pietro Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Rome, Italy. esorrentino@me.com
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sorrentino
authors.forename: Caterina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alegiani
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D061214:Patient Safety