Table 2 Frequency (%) of medication prescription errors according to potential risk factors at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
From: Medication prescribing errors in a pediatric inpatient tertiary care setting in Saudi Arabia
Characteristics | No. of errors | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â |
Male | 860 | 64.5 |
Female | 473 | 35.5 |
Total | 1333 | 100 |
Age group | Â | Â |
Less than 1 year | 593 | 44.5 |
1-3 years | 249 | 18.7 |
4-6 years | 167 | 12.5 |
7-9 years | 43 | 3.2 |
10-12 years | 281 | 21.1 |
Total | 1333 | 100 |
Administration route | Â | Â |
Intravenous | 669 | 50.2 |
Oral | 342 | 25.7 |
Inhalation | 222 | 16.6 |
Topical | 60 | 4.5 |
Subcutaneous | 24 | 1.8 |
Intramuscular | 16 | 1.2 |
Total | 1333 | 100 |
Location | Â | Â |
PICU | 452 | 33.9 |
Pediatric wards | 881 | 66.1 |
Total | 1333 | 100 |