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Podcast: Anesthesia Patient Safety Podcast
Episode: #237 Preventing Pediatric Medication Errors
Description: Unlock the secrets of preventing pediatric perioperative medication errors with insights from our esteemed guests, Eva Lu-Boettcher and Rahul Koka. Pediatric patients face unique challenges due to variations in body weight and dosing calculations, making them particularly vulnerable to medication errors. Join us as we explore the discrepancies between self-reported and observed error rates and gain a deeper understanding of the workflow vulnerabilities anesthesia professionals encounter. We also share findings from the Wake Up Safe Collaborative, revealing the administration phase as the most error-prone and illustrating how preventative and mitigative barriers can effectively manage risks through a bowtie analysis.<...