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Table 2 Number (N) and proportion (%) of medication administration errors, according to the in-patient unit

From: Observational study on medication administration errors at a University Hospital in Brazil: incidence, nature and associated factors

Unit type

Surgical

Clinic

Total

Error

N

%

N

%

N

%

Yes

120

30.0*

83

51.6*

203

36.2

No

280

70.0

78

48.4

358

63.8

Total

400

100.0

161

100.0

561

100.0

  1. University Hospital Edgard Santos, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. September 2019
  2. *p < 0.001
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Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice

ISSN: 2052-3211

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