Standardized vasoactive medications: A unified system for every patient, everywhere

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 984-993

  Niemi, Kristin ^a   Geary, Siobhan ^b   Larrabee, Mark ^b   Brown, Kevin R ^b  

^a Sutter Medical Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Medication safety; Standardization; Vasoactive medications

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMIODARONE; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; ESMOLOL; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; ISOPRENALINE; LIDOCAINE; MILRINONE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; VASOACTIVE AGENT; VASOPRESSIN;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FIRST AID; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; RESUSCITATION; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 28444463629     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001857870504001108     Document Type: Article

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