Adverse sedation events in pediatrics: A critical incident analysis of contributing factors

Pediatrics

Volumn 105, Issue 4 I, 2000, Pages 805-814

  Coté, Charles J ^a,g   Notterman, Daniel A ^b,c   Karl, Helen W ^d   Weinberg, Joseph A ^e   McCloskey, Carolyn ^f  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^g CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Critical incident; Guidelines; Medication errors; Monitoring; Sedation

Indexed keywords

APNEA; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DEATH; HOSPITALIZATION; LARYNX SPASM; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RESUSCITATION; SEDATION;

EID: 0034048708     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.105.4.805     Document Type: Article

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