Incidence and nature of medication errors in neonatal intensive care with strategies to improve safety: A review of the current literature

Drug Safety

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 503-513

  Chedoe, Indra ^a,b   Molendijk, Harry A ^a   Dittrich, Suzanne T A M ^b   Jansman, Frank G A ^a,b   Harting, Johannes W ^a   Brouwers, Jacobus R B J ^b   Taxis, Katja ^b  

^a Isala Klinieken ^*  (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBASE; INCIDENCE; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDLINE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 34249899670     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002018-200730060-00004     Document Type: Review

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