Prevalence and Associated Factors of Anesthetic Drug Administration Error, a Web Based Crossectional Survey, 2022.

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Anesthetic Drug Administration Error Among Anesthetists Working in Teaching and Referral Hospitals of Ethiopia, a Web Based Crossectional Survey, 2022.

The operating room (OR) is a demanding and time-constrained setting, in comparison to primary care settings, where perioperative medication administration is more complicated and there is a high risk that the patient will experience a medication error.

Without consulting the pharmacist or seeking assistance from other staff members, anesthesia clinicians prepare, deliver, and monitor strong anesthetic drugs.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Frequency of Anesthetics Drug Administration Error by Anesthetists
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: observation

Detailed Description

The operating room (OR) is a demanding and time-constrained setting, in comparison to primary care settings, where perioperative medication administration is more complicated and there is a high risk that the patient will experience a medication error. Anesthesia clinicians prepare, deliver, and monitor strong anesthetic drugs without consulting pharmacists or seeking assistance from other staff members.

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of medication administration errors by anesthetists and associated factors in referral and teaching hospitals in the Amhara region of, Ethiopia.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 255

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Ethiopia
  • Debre Tabor, Ethiopia, 271
    • Debre Tabor University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

all volunteer anesthetists with a minimum of six months of working experience and able to respond to the questionnaire using the listed online choices.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• all anesthetists with a minimum of six months of working experience, the ability to respond to the questionnaire using the listed online choices, and involvement in direct patient care to be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Anesthetists who were not involved in medication administration and those serving in administrative positions were excluded from the study.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
anesthesia professionals; anesthetists working at teaching and referral hospitals of north west Ethiopia	Other: observation; since this is a cross sectional observational study any form of intervention was not applicable

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Prevalence of anesthetics drug administration error by anesthetists working in Amhara region, Ethiopia	This study aimed to determine the type, frequency, and factors that lead to medication errors in patients under anesthesia. This study aimed to determine the type, frequency, and factors that lead to medication errors in patients under anesthesia. This study aimed to determine the type, frequency, and factors that lead to medication errors in patients under anesthesia	October 1-November 30, 2022

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
factors associated with medication administration errors by anesthetists	This study aimed to determine the type, frequency, and factors that lead to medication errors in patients under anesthesia	October 1-November 30, 2022

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: DebreTabor University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): October 20, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): November 20, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 1, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 1, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): June 12, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 12, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 1, 2023
• Last Verified: June 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Anesthetic drug, medication admnistration, medication admnistration, medication admnistration error
• Other Study ID Numbers: DebreTaborU

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No