A new infusion syringe label system designed to reduce task complexity during drug preparation

Anaesthesia

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 486-491

  Merry, A F ^a,b   Webster, C S ^a   Connell, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; ISOPRENALINE; MILRINONE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG LABELING; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYRINGE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG FORMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; SAFETY; STANDARD;

ANESTHESIA; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG COMPOUNDING; DRUG LABELING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NEW ZEALAND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SYRINGES; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 34249933541     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2007.04993.x     Document Type: Article

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