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  1. Extravasation

    Extravasation is the accidental leakage of any liquid from a vein into the surrounding tissues when administering solutions such as medication or fluids, which can cause serious harm to the patient.
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    Reducing harm of extravasations in IV medicine administration (27 January 2025)
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  1. Is independent double-checking superior to single-checking in medication administration error detection? A randomised controlled simulation trial (13 March 2026)

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  2. Large-scale insulin overdoses from syringe-related errors: Analysis and insights across 47 hospitals (30 January 2026)

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  3. Medication errors and mitigation strategies in obstetric anesthesia (December 2024)

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  4. Modeling anesthesia medication delivery using the SEIPS 101 tools (October 2025)

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  5. Evaluating the impact of an indication-based, patient-specific prescribing tool on prescribing errors in paediatrics: a non-randomised, before-and-after study (12 September 2025)

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  6. Large language models and clinical calculations: to err is human and machines are not exempt (28 May 2025)

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  7. Time critical medication QIP 2023-24: Interim report year 1 (Royal College of Emergency Medicine, 7 April 2025)

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  8. How often do parents administer medications to their children in hospital? A prospective direct observational study (8 December 2024)

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  9. Enhancing safe medication use in home care: insights from informal caregivers (5 November 2024)

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  10. Safe administration of intrathecal chemotherapy video

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  11. Irritants and vesicants: ensuring safe IV therapy (BD, 6 November 2024)

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  12. Medication prescription profile and hospital admission related to medication administration errors in England and Wales: an ecological study (19 November 2023)

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  13. Safeguarding patient safety and reducing misconnection errors (9 July 2024)

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  14. Exploring the role of guidelines in contributing to medication errors: A descriptive analysis of national patient safety incident data (2 February 2024)

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  15. Safety Talks Podcast: Antibiotic Research and AMR (2 April 2024)

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  16. Safety considerations in peripheral nerve blocks (February 2024)

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  17. Tackling antibiotic underdosing: Interview with Ruth Dando, Head of Nursing for Theatres, Critical Care and Anaesthetics at BHRUHT

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  18. How antibiotic underdosing affected my mum’s end of life care: An interview with Ashleigh Hughes

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  19. Prevalence, contributing factors, and interventions to reduce medication errors in outpatient and ambulatory settings: a systematic review (8 September 2023)

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  20. Assessing the clinical, economic, and health resource utilization impacts of prefilled syringes versus conventional medication administration methods: Results from a systematic literature review (28 November 2023)

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  21. I.V.paedia - complications of IV catheter therapy resources (BD)

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  22. BMJ: Better prescribing for safer, more effective healthcare (13 November 2023)

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  23. Antibiotic underdosing and disposal in NHS organisations across Great Britain (20 November 2023)

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  24. Short-term intermittent IV antibiotics – Understanding the issue of under delivery

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  25. Understanding the importance of accurate antibiotic administration through an IV administration set (drip): A patient’s guide

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