Drug administration errors: A prospective survey from three South African teaching hospitals

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 93-98

  Llewellyn, R L ^a,e   Gordon, P C ^a   Wheatcroft, D ^b   Lines, D ^c   Reed, A ^a   Butt, A D ^d   Lundgren, A C ^b   James, M F M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Drug administration; Errors

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; KETAMINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; OPIATE; OXYTOCIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROPOFOL;

AMPOULE; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; INCIDENCE; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SUPPOSITORY; SYRINGE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 59849109664     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0903700105     Document Type: Article

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