Medication administration errors in adult patients in the ICU

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1592-1598

  Calabrese, Andrea D ^a   Erstad, Brian L ^b   Brandl, Katherine ^c   Barletta, Jeffrey F ^d   Kane, Sandra L ^e   Sherman, Deb S ^f  

^a CARL T HAYDEN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d DETROIT RECEIVING HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f ST VINCENT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug event; High alert medications; Independent observation approach; Prescribing and medication administration errors; Preventable events

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; CISATRACURIUM; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; ESMOLOL; FENTANYL; HEPARIN; INSULIN; LORAZEPAM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NORADRENALIN; PANCURONIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; PROPOFOL; SEDATIVE AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VASOACTIVE AGENT; VECURONIUM; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERROR; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFUSION SYSTEM; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; SAFETY;

ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; DRUG UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICATION ERRORS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034753996     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340101065     Document Type: Article

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