Specificity of computerized physician order entry has a significant effect on the efficiency of workflow for critically ill patients

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 110-114

  Ali, Naeem A ^a   Mekhjian, Hagop S ^a   Kuehn, P Lynn ^b   Bentley, Thomas D ^b   Kumar, Rajee ^b   Ferketich, Amy K ^a   Hoffmann, Stephen P ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; LORAZEPAM; MORPHINE; NORADRENALIN; SEDATIVE AGENT; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AUTOMATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VENTILATOR;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE; EFFICIENCY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFTWARE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 12244284623     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000150266.58668.F9     Document Type: Article

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