title: [Prevalence and factors associated with incidents related to medication in surgical patients].
abstract: The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and factors associated with the occurrence of incidents related to medication, registered in the medical records of patients admitted to a Surgical Clinic, in 2010. This is a cross-sectional study, conducted at a university hospital, with a sample of 735 hospitalizations. Was performed the categorization of types of incidents, multivariate analysis of regression logistic and calculated the prevalence. The prevalence of drug-related incidents was estimated at 48.0% and were identified, as factors related to the occurrence of these incidents: length of hospitalization more than four days, prescribed three or more medications per day and realization of surgery intervention. It is expected to have contributed for the professionals and area managers can identify risky situations and rethink their actions.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Goias, Faculty of Nursing, Goiania, Brazil, ttb.paranagua@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Thatianny Tanferri de Brito
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Paranaguá
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, Goiania, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Lúcia Queiroz
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Bezerra
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, Goiania, Brazil.
authors.forename: Andressa Luanna Moreira
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, Goiania, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Elisa Bauer de Camargo
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D055815:Young Adult