Errors with concentrated epinephrine in otolaryngology

Laryngoscope

Volumn 118, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1928-1930

  Shah, Rahul K ^a   Hoy, Elizabeth ^b   Roberson, David W ^c   Nielsen, David ^d  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b American College of Surgeons   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Dosing; Errors; Medication; Methylene blue

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DILUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; MORTALITY; ONLINE ANALYSIS; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VOLUNTARY REPORTING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EAR NOSE THROAT DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PEROPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPINEPHRINE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MEDICATION ERRORS; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 56149121780     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLG.0b013e318180ec8d     Document Type: Article

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