Patient safety, potential adverse drug events, and medical device design: A human factors engineering approach

Journal of Biomedical Informatics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 274-284

  Lin, Laura ^a,b,c   Vicente, Kim J ^a,b   Doyle, D John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Logicon Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug events; Human factors engineering; Medical device design; Medical error; Patient safety; Patient controlled analgesia

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DRUG CONCENTRATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; HUMAN; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFUSION PUMP; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CONTROLLED ANALGESIA; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

EID: 0035567897     PISSN: 15320464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jbin.2001.1028     Document Type: Article

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