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Table 3 Characteristics of drug-related adverse events

From: Adverse event reporting in adult intensive care units and the impact of a multifaceted intervention on drug-related adverse events

Variable

Data

No. of drug-related AEs

984

  Incorrect prescription, n (%)

226 (23)

  Inconsistency between prescription and administration, n (%)

207 (21)

  Wrong time dosage, n (%)

197 (20)

  Incorrect administration technique, n (%)

128 (13)

  Mistaken time of administration, n (%)

98 (10)

  Wrong initial dosage, n (%)

59 (6)

  Wrong preparation, n (%)

49 (5)

  Other, n (%)

20 (2)

  1. AE, adverse event.