evidence/gaps
Cochrane · systematic review · CD006208

Interventions for reducing medication errors in children in hospital

Maaskant, JM, Vermeulen, H, Apampa, B, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library

Effective Practice and Organisation of CareAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
19
current version
GRADE rated
16
No studies
3
Included studies
NR
No studies 3 · 15.8%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 15.8%Low 13 · 68.4%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Comparison

19 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Serious MEs (ICU)
no estimate extractedNRLow
Serious MEs (medical ward)
no estimate extractedNRLow
Serious MEs (surgical ward)
no estimate extractedNRLow
Length of stay in days (mean and SD)
no estimate extractedNRLow
Costs of drugsd ($: number of participants)
no estimate extractedNRLow
Costs of hospitalisation ($: number of participants)
no estimate extractedNRLow
CPOE vs no CPOE
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Non‐intercepted serious MEs
no estimate extractedNRLow
Preventable ADEs (harm)
no estimate extractedNRLow
MEs
no estimate extractedNRVery low
Harmful ADEs
no estimate extractedNRVery low
Potentially harmful ADEs
no estimate extractedNRVery low
BCMA vs no BCMA
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Targeted preventable ADEs
no estimate extractedNRLow
Potential ADEs
no estimate extractedNRLow
Technical prescribing MEs
no estimate extractedNRLow
Clinical prescribing MEs
no estimate extractedNRLow
Potentially harmful MEs
no estimate extractedNRLow
aPrescriptions.
no estimate extractedNRNo studies