Building new standards to prevent harm from medication errors in children with cancer
Menée aux Etats-Unis à partir de données portant sur 131 enfants atteints d'un lymphome ou d'une leucémie et traités en ambulatoire, cette étude analyse le taux et les types d'erreurs médicamenteuses ainsi que les complications associées
Children with cancer receive many medications outside the hospital administered by their caregivers. The study by Walsh et al. shows the number and types of medication errors in these patients. The study includes data from three different centers. Importantly, the study shows the types of errors that cause harm. The authors describe how the harmful errors can be prevented. We suggest ways these results can be used to identify which patients and families will benefit from additional attention. Providing more help at clinic and in the home may help prevent harmful medication errors in children with cancer.
Cancer , éditorial, 2022