• Completeness of medication information in admission notes from emergency departments 

      Zahl-Holmstad, Birgitte; Garcia, Beate Hennie; Svendsen, Kristian; Johnsgård, Tine; Vesela, Renata; Ofstad, Eirik Hugaas; Risør, Torsten; Lehnbom, Elin Christina; Wisløff, Torbjørn; Chan, Macty; Elenjord, Renate (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-16)
      Background - Medication lists prepared in the emergency department (ED) form the basis for diagnosing and treating patients during hospitalization. Since incomplete medication information may lead to patient harm, it is crucial to obtain a correct and complete medication list at hospital admission. In this cross-sectional retrospective study we wanted to explore medication information completeness ...
    • Emergency department physicians’ experiences and perceptions with medication-related work tasks and the potential role of clinical pharmacists 

      Johnsgård, Tine; Elenjord, Renate; Lehnbom, Elin; Risør, Torsten; Zahl-Holmstad, Birgitte; Vesela Holis, Renata; Ofstad, Eirik Hugaas; Garcia, Beate Hennie (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-06-21)
      Purpose - Medication-related problems are frequent among emergency department patients. Clinical pharmacists play an important role in identifying, solving, and preventing these problems, but are not present in emergency departments worldwide. We aimed to explore how Norwegian physicians experience medication-related work tasks in emergency departments without pharmacists present, and how they ...