Total errors | Omission | Discrepancy | ||||||||
0 (N=78) | ≥1 (N=21) | p Value | 0 (N=89) | ≥1 (N=10) | p Value | 0 (N=87) | ≥1 (N=12) | p Value | ||
Clinical unit | A | 25 (83.3%) | 5 (16.7%) | 0.65 | 27 (90%) | 3 (10%) | 0.75 | 27 (90%) | 3 (10%) | 0.81 |
B | 16 (72.7%) | 6 (27.3%) | 20 (90.9%) | 2 (9.1%) | 18 (81.8%) | 4 (18.2%) | ||||
C | 24 (82.8%) | 5 (17.2%) | 27 (93.1%) | 2 (6.9%) | 26 (89.7%) | 3 (10.3%) | ||||
D | 13 (72.2%) | 5 (27.8%) | 15 (83.3%) | 3 (16.7%) | 16 (88.9%) | 2 (11.1%) | ||||
Pharmacist rank | Rotational | 48 (82.8%) | 10 (17.2%) | 0.25 | 54 (93.1%) | 4 (6.9%) | 0.06 | 52 (89.7%) | 6 (10.3%) | 0.76 |
Senior | 17 (81%) | 4 (19%) | 20 (95.2%) | 1 (4.8%) | 18 (85.7%) | 3 (14.3%) | ||||
Team leader | 13 (65%) | 7 (35%) | 15 (75%) | 5 (25%) | 17 (85%) | 3 (15%) | ||||
When history taken | Monday to Friday | 67 (77%) | 20 (23%) | 0.45 | 77 (88.5%) | 10 (11.5%) | 0.61 | 76 (87.4%) | 11 (12.6%) | 1 |
Saturday or Sunday | 11 (91.7%) | 1 (8.3%) | 12 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 11 (91.7%) | 1 (8.3%) | ||||
Where history taken | ED or ACU | 18 (78.3%) | 5 (21.7%) | 0. 70 | 21 (91.3%) | 2 (8.7%) | 0.77 | 20 (87%) | 3 (13%) | 1 |
EPAC | 10 (90.9%) | 1 (9.1%) | 11 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 10 (90.9%) | 1 (9.1%) | ||||
Home or outlier ward | 50 (76.9%) | 15 (23.1%) | 57 (87.7%) | 8 (12.3%) | 57 (87.7%) | 8 (12.3%) | ||||
Time from admission | 0 days (<24 hours) | 32 (80%) | 8 (20%) | 1 | 36 (90%) | 4 (10%) | 1 | 36 (90%) | 4 (10%) | 0.76 |
1+ days (>24 hours) | 46 (78%) | 13 (22%) | 53 (89.8%) | 6 (10.2%) | 51 (86.4%) | 8 (13.6%) | ||||
Total number of sources | 1 | 18 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0.035 | 18 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0.11 | 18 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0.15 |
2 | 24 (75%) | 8 (25%) | 26 (81.3%) | 6 (18.8%) | 29 (90.6%) | 3 (9.4%) | ||||
3+ | 34 (73.9%) | 12 (26.1%) | 42 (91.3%) | 4 (8.7%) | 38 (82.6%) | 8 (17.4%) | ||||
>65 years old and >5 medications | No | 49 (83.1%) | 10 (16.9%) | 0.22 | 54 (91.5%) | 5 (8.5%) | 0.52 | 53 (89.8%) | 6 (10.2%) | 0.54 |
Yes | 29 (72.5%) | 11 (27.5%) | 35 (87.5%) | 5 (12.5%) | 34 (85%) | 6 (15%) |
ACU, ambulatory care unit; ED, emergency department; EPAC, Elective Procedures Admission Clinic.