Unintentional medication discrepancies and postoperative adverse drug events in patients with cancer: A prospective cohort study
Unintentional medication discrepancies are associated with postoperative ADEs in patients having cancer surgery. Targeted strategies-especially for older patients, those with polypharmacy, and extended hospital stays-are essential to enhance medication safety across perioperative transitions.
Authors
- Atefeh Mehrabifar
- Janelle Penno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1033-4963)
- P. Nicholson
- Bernhard Riedel
- Elizabeth Manias
- Thomas Poulton
Institutions
- Target (United States) (US)
- Deakin University (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- University College London (GB)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bcp.70384
- Primary Topic
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00