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Enteral nutrition: an underappreciated source of patient safety events.

Citty SW, Chew M, Hiller LD, et al. Enteral nutrition: an underappreciated source of patient safety events. Nutr Clin Prac. 2024;39(4):784-799. doi:10.1002/ncp.11153.

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November 13, 2024
Citty SW, Chew M, Hiller LD, et al. Nutr Clin Prac. 2024;39(4):784-799.
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Enteral nutrition (EN) therapies are vulnerable to the same types of errors as those occurring in the medication use process (ie, prescribing, transcribing/documenting, dispensing, administering, and monitoring). This study categorized 1,227 EN-related safety events reported to the Joint Patient Safety Reporting (JPSR) system. Three-quarters of reported events were classified as "care management events," eg, incorrect rate or dosage; 31% of errors occurred during administration; and 28% occurred during monitoring.

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Citty SW, Chew M, Hiller LD, et al. Enteral nutrition: an underappreciated source of patient safety events. Nutr Clin Prac. 2024;39(4):784-799. doi:10.1002/ncp.11153.