Standard concentrations of high-alert drug infusions across paediatric acute care

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 371-376

  Irwin, Danica ^a   Vaillancourt, Régis ^a   Dalgleish, Dale ^a   Thomas, Margot ^a   Grenier, Sylvain ^a   Wong, Elaine ^a   Wright, Megan ^a   Sears, Margaret ^a   Doherty, Dermot ^a   Gaboury, Isabelle ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical care; High alert medications; Intravenous; Medication safety; Paediatrics; Standard concentrations

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; MILRINONE; MORPHINE; NORADRENALIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG INFUSION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICATION ERROR; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICS; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CONCEPT; STAFF TRAINING; STANDARDIZATION; THEORETICAL SAMPLE;

EID: 47849125327     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/13.5.371     Document Type: Article

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