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Characteristic
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Paper prescribing n = 100 patients (%)
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Electronic Prescribing n = 100 patients (%)
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p Value
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Age of patient (years)
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0.085 (t-test)
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Mean ± Standard Deviation (SD)
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59.0 ± 15.11
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62.54 ± 13.75
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Median
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61.0
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64.5
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Range
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26 to 89
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24 to 85
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Duration of Hospital Stay (days)
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0.488 (t-test)
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Mean ± SD
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6.9 ± 6.65
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7.7 ± 9.39
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Median
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5.0
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5.0
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Range
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0 to 42
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0 to 62
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Gender of patient
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1.00 (Chi-squared)
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Male
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64 (64)
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64 (64)
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Female
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36 (36)
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36 (36)
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Allergy status
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0.716 (Chi-squared)
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Reported allergy
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32 (32)
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28 (28)
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No known drug allergy
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68 (68)
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72 (72)
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Subject died during admission
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0.552 (Chi-squared)
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Yes
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5 (5)
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7 (7)
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No
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95 (95)
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93 (93)
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Errors in transcription of allergy from admission documentation to inpatient system
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(Chi-squared)
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Incomplete entries (N = 200 patients)
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4 of 100 (4 %)
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9 of 100 (9 %)
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0.152
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Illegible (handwritten only) or incorrect entries (wrong drug selected) (N = 200 patients)
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7 of 100 (7 %)
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5 of 100 (5 %)
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0.616
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Profession/Grade of admitting clinician
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0.676 (Chi-squared)
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Nurse
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1 (1)
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1(1)
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Junior doctor, note all qualified more than one year.
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79 (79)
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74 (74)
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Registrar
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24 (24)
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20 (20)
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Not recorded in medical notes
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0 (0)
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1 (1)
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Gender of admitting clinician
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0.517 (Chi-squared)
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Male
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51 (51)
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43 (43)
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Female
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46 (46)
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53 (53)
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Not known to data collector
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3 (3)
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4 (4)
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