MAR documentation error results summary
| Citation | Numerator and numerator description | Denominator and denominator description |
|---|---|---|
| ADE, adverse drug event. | ||
| France et al24 | 3 Chemotherapy transcription errors | 97 Electronically reported chemotherapy errors in 13 months |
| Cable and Craft26 | 109 Disagreement with Cardex 49 Major causes of disagreement: different dose, wrong medication, wrong frequency or duration, missing route 39 Orders not on Cardex | 540 Randomly selected paediatric medication orders drawn from over 2 years |
| Sangtawesin et al31 | 46 “Order processing” errors | 32 105 Admissions in 14 months |
| King et al33 | 70 Transcription errors | 416 Reported medication errors in 3 years |
| Frey et al38 | 58 Errors in transcription of physicians order onto medication chart | 275 Error reports in 2001 |
| Pichon et al40 | 41 Non-chemotherapy transcription errors | 198 Non-chemotherapy orders |
| 16 Chemotherapy transcription errors | 135 Chemotherapy orders | |
| Kaushal et al42 | 85 Documentation medication errors 9 Documentation potential ADEs: defined as errors with significant potential for injuring patient | 10 778 Orders, or 1120 admissions, or 3932 patient days in 6 weeks |