title: [Safe medication administration in operating rooms: observational study].
abstract: Administration of medication in an environment such as operating rooms is extremely complex  and considerably increases the possibility of errors . This study was performed to analyze how  medication is stored, prescribed and administered in operating rooms. Eight operating rooms in a Northern Italy hospital were taken into consideration, analyszing the medication prescribed in 96 working days. The critical points that emerged from the study regarded tasks performed by nurses , but also other professionals.  This pilot study was useful for acquiring basic data on the working processes that surround the administration of medication.
authors.affiliation: Università di Udine.
authors.forename: Giampiera
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bulfone
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: Michela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Puntel
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Lucia
mesh_terms: D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009873:Operating Rooms; D061214:Patient Safety; D011446:Prospective Studies