Wrong-route drug administration errors: A review of the literature
Oral drug formulations and enteral feeds may inadvertently be administered intravenously. Intravenous medications may be inadvertently administered intra-arterially. These examples of wrong-route drug administration errors have the potential to cause significant organ dysfunction and even death...
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South African Medical Association
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Oral drug formulations and enteral feeds may inadvertently be administered intravenously. Intravenous medications may be inadvertently administered intra-arterially. These examples of wrong-route drug administration errors have the potential to cause significant organ dysfunction and even death. This narrative review aims to explore the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying such errors and investigate preventive strategies and potential therapeutic options.
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| spelling | doaj-art-9a94098818f74f218bcf543eb48690392025-02-10T12:26:37ZengSouth African Medical AssociationSouth African Medical Journal0256-95742078-51352023-12-011131210.7196/SAMJ.2023.v113i12.1043Wrong-route drug administration errors: A review of the literatureJ Taylor0M Blockman1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7240-8812Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South AfricaDivision of Clinical Pharmacology, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, South Africa Oral drug formulations and enteral feeds may inadvertently be administered intravenously. Intravenous medications may be inadvertently administered intra-arterially. These examples of wrong-route drug administration errors have the potential to cause significant organ dysfunction and even death. This narrative review aims to explore the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying such errors and investigate preventive strategies and potential therapeutic options. https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/1043medication errorwrong routedrug administration error |
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| title_short | Wrong-route drug administration errors: A review of the literature |
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| topic | medication error wrong route drug administration error |
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