Medication error events in Ontario acute care hospitals

Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 243-250

  Marshman, Joan A ^a   David, K U ^b   Lam, Robert W K ^b   Hyland, Sylvia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Institut pour l'utilisation securitaire des medicaments du Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hospital errors; Medication errors; Patient safety; Voluntary reporting

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; COAGULATING AGENT; ELECTROLYTE; FUROSEMIDE; HEPARIN; HORMONE; INSULIN; MORPHINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN; SEDATIVE AGENT; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; INCIDENCE; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITY CONTROL; STAFF TRAINING; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY REPORTING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 34548286443     PISSN: 00084123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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