Practicality of dose prescriptions in a paediatric intensive care unit

Paediatric and Perinatal Drug Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 96-100

  McMillan, C ^a   Young, S M ^b   Anderson, Brian J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Anaesthesia ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dosing; Drug error; Intensive care; Paediatric

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; FUROSEMIDE; PANCURONIUM; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INTERMITTENT THERAPY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NURSING STAFF; PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; PRESCRIPTION; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE;

EID: 49749106682     PISSN: 14630095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/146300907X199894     Document Type: Article

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