Abstract
To assess risks, which may occur during analgesics' prescription and recording their administration. Design: Ad-hoc investigation, content analysis of medicals' documentation, risk assessment by a panel of experts.
Methods: The investigation was carried out in regional hospital with post-operative care units. Hospitalized adult patients were included in this survey.
Experts have chosen particular parts of processes applying in analgesics' prescription according to the results of previous audit. It consists of analgesics' prescription and records of their administration for patients with specific needs where medication misconduct can be expected.
Then, FMEA of those processes was performed. Results: Experts determined risks from low to high level in this study.
An exchange of mathematical sign in analgesics' prescription was identified as a low risk, while non-specifying amount of prescribed Morphin was recognized as a high risk. Conclusion: FMEA was found to be suitable for risk assessment during analgesics' prescription and recording of their administration.
However, addition of method taking into account the human factor is recommended and experts for risk assessment should be responsibly selected.