Enteral feeding misconnections: An update

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 325-334

  Guenter, Peggi ^a,d   Hicks, Rodney W ^b   Simmons, Debora ^c  

^a American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)   (United States)

Author keywords

Enteral nutrition; Safety

Indexed keywords

CONTAINER; DIALYSIS CATHETER; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEEDING APPARATUS; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL PURCHASING; HUMAN; INFUSION SYSTEM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SYRINGE; TRACHEOSTOMY; VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICE;

ENTERAL NUTRITION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 67149107327     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884533609335174     Document Type: Review

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