THỰC TRẠNG SAI SÓT TRONG SỬ DỤNG THUỐC Ở BỆNH NHÂN ĐƯỢC ĐIỀU TRỊ NỘI TRÚ TẠI TRUNG TÂM Y TẾ THỊ XÃ BẾN CÁT NĂM 2023

Abstract

Objective: Survey the current situation of some medication errors in inpatient treatment patients at Ben Cat Town Health Center in 2023. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional. Results: Through a survey of 300 inpatient medical records in the first 6 months of 2023 at Ben Cat Town Health Center, the following results were obtained: The rate of medical records containing at least one medication error was 74%; The most common error were giving too much medicine at a rate of 26.3% (antibiotics, antihistamines...); followed by wrong for drug shortage (22.3%); 20.3% for wrong time to take medicine; 20% for errors in indications and 8.7% for wrong dose. Prescriptions errors were related to the number of diseases (OR: 0.8; 95% CI: 0.6-0.9; P = 0.029) and the number of drugs used (OR: 1.5; 95% CI: 1.2-1.8; P=0.001). Excess medication errors were associated with the number of medications used (OR: 1.2; 95% CI: 1-1.4; P=0.01). Medicine errors were related to the number of diseases (OR: 1.5; 95% CI: 1.2-1.8; P=0.001). Errors in the timing of medication administration were related to the amount of medication used and related to the complex method of medication administration (e.g., nebulization). Incorrect dosing was related to age group (OR: 0.5; 95% CI: 0.3-0.9; P=0.015), especially children. Conclusions: There are many medication errors. Each type of medication error was associated with different risk factors, the most common ones were related to the number of diseases and the number of medications used.