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902 Total medication errors in the OR reported for the one-year period Sept. 1, 2003, to Aug. 31, 2004.
6.7 Percentage of those 902 errors that resulted in harm
0 Deaths reported
20 Percentage of errors that occurred when a drug was ordered incorrectly
19 Percentage that occurred when the wrong drug was given
15 Percentage that occurred when the wrong dose was given
5 Percentage that occurred when the drug was given to the wrong patient
30 Percentage caused when procedure and protocol weren't followed
15 Percentage caused by miscommunication
11 Percentage caused by patients being given products to which they had pre-existing drug allergies
50 Percentage of errors that occurred at the point of drug administration
25 Percentage of errors that occurred at the time the drug was ordered
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