Critical incidents due to drug administration error in the operating room: An analysis of 4,291,925 anesthetics over a 4 year period

Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 577-584

  Irita, Kazuo ^a,b   Tsuzaki, Koichi ^c   Sawa, Tomohiro ^d   Sanuki, Michiyoshi ^f   Makita, Koji ^g   Kobayashi, Yoshiro ^h   Oomura, Akito ^d,e   Kawashima, Yasuo ^d   Iwao, Yasuhide ⁱ   Seo, Norimasa ^j   Morita, Kiyoshi ^k   Obara, Hidefumi ^l  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Subcomm Survlnc Anesthesia R CI   (Japan)

^c KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Japan Society of Anesthesiologists   (Japan)

^f HIROSHIMA CITY ASA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^g TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION TOKYO MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

ⁱ KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^j JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^k OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^l KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Complication; Drug administration; Drug administration error; Over dose of drugs; Route error

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ALERTNESS; AMPOULE; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CODING; DEATH; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICATION ERROR; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT MONITORING; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; SYRINGE;

ANESTHETICS; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MEDICATION ERRORS; OPERATING ROOMS; OVERDOSE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 3042635173     PISSN: 00214892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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