Quality improvement process in the adherence to gastric decontamination guidelines for poison exposures as recommended by a poison control center

Quality Management in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 263-267

  Chyka, Peter A ^a   Winbery, Stephen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Poison control centers; Poisoning; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTOXICATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POISON CENTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; STOMACH LAVAGE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DECONTAMINATION; GASTRIC LAVAGE; GUIDELINES; MEDICAL AUDIT; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33750414123     PISSN: 10638628     EISSN: 15505154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019514-200610000-00008     Document Type: Article

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