Errors associated with applying decision support by suggesting default doses for aminoglycosides

Drug Safety

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 803-809

  Eslami, Saeid ^a   Abu Hanna, Ameen ^a   De Keizer, Nicolette F ^a   De Jonge, Evert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE DERIVATIVE; GENTAMICIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICATION ERROR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CREATININE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; DRUG MONITORING; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TOBRAMYCIN;

EID: 33748457747     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: 01145916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002018-200629090-00004     Document Type: Article

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