Ahlam A Alsalameen
Senior Nursing Specialist, Prince Saud Bin Jalawi Hospital, Al Ahsa, KSA
Publications
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Research Article
Patient View on Look-Alike, Sound-Alike (LASA) Medication Errors in a Saudi General Hospital: Responding, Experience and Contributing Factors
Author(s): Ahlam A Alsalameen, Ahmad M Alsuliman, Haidar H Alhashim, Ahmed M Alquraini, Hanan A Alshaikh*, Murtadha S Alsulaiman, Sarah M Alsaleh, Anwar M Alethan and Ali S Alkhudair
Background: The use of look-alike, sound-alike (LASA) medication in the outpatient and in-home-care areas is an important patient-safety hazard. Aims: Determine the level of patient’s awareness, experience, and contributing factors of the issue of LASA medication errors in one of the general hospitals in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey comprised 148 outpatients in medical, dermatology, cardiology, and neurology clinics took place for a period of 3 months from May, to July 2024. Demographics, awareness, and experiences of LASA were evaluated with a structured questionnaire. The statistics were performed with chi-square test and Fisher exact test. Results: The overall number of patients (n=148) included 64.2% women. The cohort included 50% participants with.. Read More»