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Table 3 MTE characteristics

From: The effect of a medication reconciliation program in two intensive care units in the Netherlands: a prospective intervention study with a before and after design

MTE types

Pre-intervention phase

Post-intervention phase

p value

MTE = 206

MTE = 39

Admission

Omission

163 (79.1%)

25 (64.1%)

0.11

Drug added

10 (4.9%)

1 (2.6%)

 

Different dose

28 (13.6%)

10 (25.6%)

 

Substitution

4 (1.9%)

2 (5.1%)

 

No discrepancy

1 (0.5%)

1 (2.6%)

 
 

MTE = 399 MTE

MTE = 122

 

Discharge

Omission

288 (72.2%)

88 (72.1%)

0.83

Drug added

39 (9.8%)

10 (8.2%)

 

Different dose

51 (12,8%)

15 (12.3%)

 

(Re)start

1 (0.3%)

0 (0.0%)

 

Substitution

20 (5.0%)

9 (7.4%)

 
  1. MTE medication transfer error