Assessing Controlled Substance Prescribing Errors in a Pediatric Teaching Hospital: An Analysis of the Safety of Analgesic Prescription Practice in the Transition From the Hospital to Home

Journal of Pain

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 160-166

  Lee, Benjamin H ^a   Lehmann, Christoph U ^a,b   Jackson, Eric V ^a   Kost Byerly, Sabine ^a   Rothman, Sharon ^a   Kozlowski, Lori ^a   Miller, Marlene R ^a,c   Pronovost, Peter J ^a,c   Yaster, Myron ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

children; medical error; narcotics; Patient safety; prescribing

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICATION ERROR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; RESIDENT; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MARYLAND; MEDICATION ERRORS; OUTPATIENTS; PEDIATRICS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 58849140404     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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