Le circuit du médicament dans les hôpitaux libanais
| Autor: | Pascale Salameh, M. Najjar Aad, M. Semaan, M. Bechara, L. Bou Tanios, B. El Kadi, R. El Hawzi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Epidemiology business.industry Cross-sectional study Public health education Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Pharmacist Nursing Family medicine Medicine Medical prescription business Administration (government) health care economics and organizations Accreditation |
| Zdroj: | Revue d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique. 55:308-313 |
| ISSN: | 0398-7620 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.respe.2007.05.001 |
| Popis: | Background Drug errors constitute a public health problem. The objective of our study was to describe drug circuit essential steps in the Lebanese hospitals, starting at prescription to administration, in comparison with Lebanese accreditation standards. We also evaluated technical drug errors. Methods A cross sectional study of all hospitals in Beirut and Mount Lebanon was carried out, where a pharmacist and a nurse per hospital answered anonymous standardized questionnaires. Results We found the drug circuit suffered from gaps in all 59 hospitals that were visited: doctors should increase efforts to clarify prescriptions and furnish necessary information for nurses, pharmacists better apply accreditation standards, and nurses verify and re-verify treatments before administration. Conclusion Regulatory laws are necessary for all involved actors for best responding to the responsibility in question, that is patient security. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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