Iatrogenic Disorders in Modern Neonatology: A Focus on Safety and Quality of Care

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-34

  Ramachandrappa, Ashwin ^a   Jain, Lucky ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; MORPHINE SULFATE; STEROID; SULFAFURAZOLE; THALIDOMIDE; TOLAZOLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BLEEDING; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; DISABILITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; KERNICTERUS; MEDICATION ERROR; NEONATOLOGY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT; PERINATAL CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; REVIEW; TERATOGENICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MEDICAL ERRORS; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY;

EID: 38949188912     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2007.11.012     Document Type: Review

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