From: Evaluation of drug administration errors in a teaching hospital
 | Administrations | Univariable analysis | Multivariable analysis* | |||
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Variable, n (%) | No error (N = 1086) | Error (N = 415) | OR [95% CI]†| Global P†| OR [95% CI]†| Global P†|
Unit | Â | Â | Â | 0.64 | Â | Â |
Nephrology | 230 (21.2) | 54 (13.0) | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
Immunology-Cardiology | 309 (28.5) | 125 (30.1) | 1.29 [0.37-4.52] | Â | Â | Â |
Vascular medical | 266 (24.5) | 113 (27.2) | 1.56 [0.48-5.15] | Â | Â | Â |
Cardiovascular surgical | 281 (25.9) | 123 (29.6) | 2.17 [0.65-7.23] | Â | Â | Â |
Day | Â | Â | Â | 0.104 | Â | Â |
Tuesday | 192 (17.7) | 56 (13.5) | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
Monday | 175 (16.1) | 51 (12.3) | 1.52 [0.88-2.64] | Â | Â | Â |
Wednesday | 199 (18.3) | 73 (17.6) | 1.43 [0.75-2.70] | Â | Â | Â |
Thursday | 168 (15.5) | 95 (22.9) | 2.56 [1.33-4.92] | Â | Â | Â |
Friday | 165 (15.2) | 86 (20.7) | 1.81 [0.95-3.45] | Â | Â | Â |
Saturday | 187 (17.2) | 54 (13.0) | 1.69 [0.80-3.56] | Â | Â | Â |
Drug round | Â | Â | Â | 0.68 | Â | Â |
Noon | 140 (12.9) | 61 (14.7) | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
Morning | 504 (46.4) | 169 (40.7) | 0.87 [0.59-1.29] | Â | Â | Â |
Night | 442 (40.7) | 185 (44.6) | 0.77 [0.40-1.46] | Â | Â | Â |
Route | Â | Â | Â | < .0001 | Â | < .0001 |
Oral | 975 (89.8) | 327 (78.8) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â |
Injectable | 81 (7.5) | 50 (12.0) | 2.42 [1.58-3.71] | Â | 3.30 [2.01-5.44] | Â |
Other | 30 (2.8) | 30 (7.2) | 4.61 [2.39-8.89] | Â | 1.89 [0.72-4.94] | Â |
Drug ATC** | Â | Â | Â | < .0001 | Â | < .0001 |
C | 338 (31.1) | 87 (21.0) | 1 | Â | 1 | Â |
M | 12 (1.1) | 1 (0.2) | 0.28 [0.03-2.32] | Â | 0.30 [0.04-2.53] | Â |
L | 19 (1.7) | 3 (0.7) | 0.51 [0.13-1.93] | Â | 0.65 [0.17-2.48] | Â |
B | 163 (15.0) | 38 (9.2) | 0.95 [0.59-1.53] | Â | 0.61 [0.36-1.03] | Â |
V | 12 (1.1) | 4 (1.0) | 1.03 [0.25-4.25] | Â | 1.09 [0.26-4.54] | Â |
G | 20 (1.8) | 6 (1.4) | 1.51 [0.52-4.42] | Â | 1.51 [0.51-4.42] | Â |
Others | 3 (0.3) | 2 (0.5) | 1.60 [0.20-12.65] | Â | 1.47 [0.18-11.69] | Â |
A | 184 (16.9) | 86 (20.7) | 1.69 [1.12-2.53] | Â | 1.61 [1.06-2.42] | Â |
N | 185 (17.0) | 94 (22.7) | 1.94 [1.30-2.91] | Â | 2.01 [1.34-3.02] | Â |
J | 100 (9.2) | 50 (12.0) | 2.61 [1.58-4.30] | Â | 1.96 [1.16-3.30] | Â |
H | 24 (2.2) | 16 (.3.9) | 3.38 [1.58-7.26] | Â | 3.35 [1.57-7.18] | Â |
R | 21 (1.9) | 15 (3.6) | 4.49 [1.86-10.85] | Â | 3.09 [1.06-8.99] | Â |
S | 4 (0.4) | 6 (1.4) | 7.55 [1.51-37.74] | Â | 4.49 [0.68-29.66] | Â |
D | 1 (0.1) | 7 (1.7) | 38.28 [3.85-380.34] | Â | 26.10 [2.17-314.30] | Â |
Unit-dose prepared by the pharmacy | Â | Â | Â | 0.22 | Â | Â |
No | 216 (19.9) | 98 (23.6) | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 870 (80.1) | 317 (76.4) | 0.81 [0.58-1.13] | Â | Â | Â |
Interruptions††|  |  |  | 0.82 |  |  |
No | 1037 (95.5) | 339 (95.8) | 1 | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 49 (4.5) | 15 (4.2) | 0.92 [0.47-1.82] | Â | Â | Â |
Nurse's age‡‡ | 30 (27-35) | 29 (27-33) | 0.81 [0.62-1.06] ‡ | 0.127 |  |  |
Number of patient under nurse's care‡‡ | 8 (7-9) | 9 (7-9) | 1.21 [1.05-1.41] # | 0.011 | 1.22 [1.04-1.42] # | 0.013 |
Number of patient with drugs to be administered‡‡ | 6 (6-8) | 7 (6-8) | 1.04 [0.92-1.18] # | 0.50 |  |  |