Preventing errors with neuromuscular blocking agents

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 56-59

  Smetzer, Judy L ^a   Cohen, Michael R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SAFE MEDICATION PRACTICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

GUIDELINES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744500263     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(06)32008-9     Document Type: Article

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