Drug administration errors by South African anaesthetists - A survey

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 630-632

  Gordon, P C ^a   Llewellyn, R L ^a   James, M F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ATROPINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NEOSTIGMINE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; SUXAMETHONIUM; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

AMPOULE; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CODING; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG LABELING; FATIGUE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICATION ERROR; MORBIDITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARDIZATION; SYRINGE; VOLUNTARY REPORTING;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHETICS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MEDICATION ERRORS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; SYRINGES;

EID: 33746695992     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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