Prevention of potential errors in resuscitation medications orders by means of a computerised physician order entry in paediatric critical care

Resuscitation

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 400-406

  Vardi, A ^a   Efrati, O ^a   Levin, I ^a   Matok, I ^a   Rubinstein, M ^a   Paret, G ^a   Barzilay, Z ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Clinical decision support systems; Computerised physician order entry; Critical care; Paediatrics; Resuscitation medication errors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CHILD; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 34248592102     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2006.10.016     Document Type: Article

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