Failure to weigh patients in hospital: A medication safety risk

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 647-650

  Hilmer, S N ^a,b   Rangiah, C ^a,c   Bajorek, B V ^a,d   Shenfield, G M ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Faculty of Medicine   (Australia)

^c Pharmacology   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Creatinine clearance; Enoxaparin; Gentamicin; Medication safety; Patient weight; Quality use of medicines

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ENOXAPARIN; GENTAMICIN; HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXCRETION; ERROR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SAFETY;

EID: 34547893002     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2007.01457.x     Document Type: Article

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