A practical tool to reduce medication errors during patient transfer from an intensive care unit

Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-33

  Pronovost, Peter ^a   Hobson, Deborah Baugher ^a   Earsing, Karen ^a   Lins, Elizabeth S ^a   Rinke, Michael L ^a   Emery, Katherine ^a   Berenholtz, Sean M ^a   Lipsett, Pamela A ^a   Dorman, Todd ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL WARD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 2942580873     PISSN: 10796533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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