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Table 3 Medication prescription error analysis in computerized and paper-based units

From: Impact of computerized physician order entry on medication prescription errors in the intensive care unit: a controlled cross-sectional trial

 

Computerized unit

Paper-based unit

P

Total prescriptions (n)

1,286

1,224

NS

Total MPEs (n)

44

331

<0.001

% MPEs

3.4

27.0

<0.001

Minor MPEs

9

225

<0.001

   Per 100 orders

0.7

18

 

Intercepted MPEs (n)

12

46

<0.001

   Per 100 orders

0.9

3.8

 

Non-intercepted potential ADEs (n)

21

48

<0.001

   Per 100 orders

1.6

3.9

 

Total ADEs (n)

2

12

<0.01

   Per 100 orders

0.15

1.0

 

Intercepted MPEs and serious MPEs

35

106

<0.001

Serious MPEs

23

60

<0.001

  1. ADE, adverse drug event; MPE, medication prescription error; NS, not significant.