In‐hospital prescribing errors (PEs) may result in patient harm, prolonged hospitalization and hospital (re)admission. These events are associated with pressure on healthcare services and significant healthcare costs. To develop targeted… Click to show full abstract
In‐hospital prescribing errors (PEs) may result in patient harm, prolonged hospitalization and hospital (re)admission. These events are associated with pressure on healthcare services and significant healthcare costs. To develop targeted interventions to prevent or reduce in‐hospital PEs, identification and understanding of facilitating and protective factors influencing in‐hospital PEs in current daily practice is necessary, adopting a Safety‐II perspective. The aim of this systematic review was to create an overview of all factors reported in the literature, both protective and facilitating, as influencing in‐hospital PEs.
               
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