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Qual Saf Health Care 14:414-416 doi:10.1136/qshc.2005.014738
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What is the patient really taking? Discrepancies between surgery and anesthesiology preoperative medication histories

Table 2

 Medication regimen and allergy discrepancies

Discrepancy WICU SICU Total
Allergy discrepancies 11/36 (30.5%) 9/65 (13.8%) 20/101 (19.8%)
Total medication regimen discrepancies 120/245 (49.0%) 316/642 (49.2%) 436/887 (49.1%)
    Different dose/dosing frequency 39/82 (47.6%) 104/286 (36.3%) 143/368 (38.9%)
    Different medication 81/163 (49.7%) 212/356 (59.5%) 293/519 (56.5%)
Overall discrepancies 131/281 (46.6%) 325/702 (46.3%) 456/988 (46.2%)

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