Magnitude of medication administration error and associated factors in adult intensive care units of public hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019

Abstract

Introduction: the provision of patient´s care is based on the use of medications. Even while proper drug use can enhance and save millions of lives, mistakes in medication administration can have serious effects. Medication mistakes are widespread in intensive care units, and they have substantial consequences in terms of morbidity and mortality. To lead concentrated efforts to prevent medication errors, it is vital to identify the most common error types, medications linked with errors, and variables contributing to errors. Objective: the aim of this study was to determine magnitude of medication administration error and associated factors in adult intensive care units of public hospital´s in Addis Ababa, from April 4th-April 27th, 2019, Gregorian Calendar (GC).