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 //