Caution: Tubing misconnections can be deadly

AORN Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 633-635

  Beyea, Suzanne C ^a   Simmons, Debora ^b   Hicks, Rodney W ^c  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INSTRUMENTATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSING;

CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MEDICAL ERRORS;

EID: 33847618278     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-2092(07)60133-1     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Sentinel Event Alert (April 3, 2006) 36. Available at: http://www.jointcommission.org/SentinelEvents/SentinelEventAlert/sea_36.htm Accessed January 11, 2007.
2. Simmons D. Safe systems, safe patients: common connectors pose a threat to safe practice. Texas Board of Nursing Bulletin 37 2 (April 2006) 6-7. Available at: http://www.mdanderson.org/pdf/simmons_2006.pdf Accessed January 11, 2007.