Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2768739 | Revista Española de Anestesiología y Reanimación | 2013 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Drug-related problems are frequent in the hospital setting and sometimes lead to patient harm and increased costs. The “Helsinki Declaration on Patient Safety in Anesthesiology” includes, among other recommendations, that all anesthesia departments have protocols for the correct labelling of syringes containing the medication required for anesthesia. In accordance with this document, the Spanish System of Safety Reporting in Anesthesia and Resuscitation and the Spanish Society of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation, together with the Institute for Safe Medication Practices in Spain have recently published their recommendations on the labelling of syringes, lines and bags. The present article briefly reviews medication errors in anesthesia and the role of medication labelling in patient safety.
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Authors
J.I. Gómez-Arnau, A. Bartolomé, S. GarcÃa del Valle, G. Puebla, J.A. Santa-Ãrsula, J.M. Marzal, D. Arnal, A. González, R. González,