Use of potentially dangerous medication by pediatric patients at a Low-Risk Hospital

Potentially dangerous medication constitute a priority group in the context of patient safety. The use of these medications by pediatric patients at a reference hospital for low-risk maternal and child care was evaluated. This is a cross-sectional observational study. The hospital's standard li...

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Autores: Bezerra, Vitória Carneiro Dutra, Batista, Almária Mariz
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Faculdades Pequeno Príncipe (FPP)
Repositorio:Espaço para a Saúde (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.168.194.69.20:article/1020
Acceso en línea:https://espacoparasaude.fpp.edu.br/index.php/espacosaude/article/view/1020
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Medicamentos potencialmente perigosos
Pediatria
Hospital
Potentially dangerous medication.
Pediatrics
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Sumario:Potentially dangerous medication constitute a priority group in the context of patient safety. The use of these medications by pediatric patients at a reference hospital for low-risk maternal and child care was evaluated. This is a cross-sectional observational study. The hospital's standard list of medications contained 21.94% of these medications and 92.9% of the prescriptions evaluated contained at least one of these medications. The most prevalent pharmacological subgroup of these drugs was electrolyte solutions (91.8%). 195 drug interactions were identified, 2.05% involving these drugs. Of these, 75% were classified as level C and 25% as level D. Guidance is given for structuring risk management for the use of these medications by children treated in situations of this level of care risk.