Summary
Medication reconciliation errors according to patient risk and type of physician prescriber identified by prescribing tool used
Bilbao Gómez-Martino C, Nieto Sánchez A, Fernández Pérez C, Borrego Hernando MI, Martín-Sánchez FJ
Affiliation of the authors
Servicio de Farmacia, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain. Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. Servicio de Medicina Preventiva, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid. Unidad Transversal del IdISSC. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid. IdISSC. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
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Bilbao Gómez-Martino C, Nieto Sánchez A, Fernández Pérez C, Borrego Hernando MI, Martín-Sánchez FJ. Medication reconciliation errors according to patient risk and type of physician prescriber identified by prescribing tool used. Emergencias. 2017;29:384-90
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differences were found between prescriber types. Factors that conferred risk for a medication error were use polypharmacy (odds ratio [OR], 3.4; 95% CI, 1.2–9.0; P=.016) and multiple chronic conditions in patients under the age of 80 years (OR, 3.9; 95% CI, 1.1–14.7; P=.039).
Conclusion. The incidence of MREs is high regardless of whether the prescriber is an emergency or ward physician. The patients who are most at risk are those taking several medications and those under the age of 80 years who have multiple chronic conditions.