Drug administration errors and their determinants in pediatric in-patients

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 381-389

  Prot, Sonia ^a   Fontan, Jean Eudes ^a,b   Alberti, Corinne ^a   Bourdon, Olivier ^a   Farnoux, Caroline ^a   Macher, Marie Alice ^a   Foureau, Anita ^a   Faye, Albert ^a   Beaufils, François ^a   Gottot, Serge ^a   Brion, Françoise ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

^b HÔPITAL JEAN VERDIER   (France)

Author keywords

Clinical pharmacy; Hospital care; Medication errors; Nurse clinics; Observation; Pediatrics; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ACEBUTOLOL; AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; DILUENT; FLUCONAZOLE; FUROSEMIDE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; HEMATOLOGIC AGENT; HORMONE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOLOGIC AGENT; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MISCELLANEOUS DRUGS AND AGENTS; MORPHINE; OXACILLIN; PREDNISONE; RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT; SOLVENT; SPIRONOLACTONE; VALPROIC ACID; VANCOMYCIN; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; PARIS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 28944447113     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzi066     Document Type: Article

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