Effect of bar-code-assisted medication administration on medication error rates in an adult medical intensive care unit

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1110-1115

  DeYoung, Jaculin L ^a   VanderKooi, Marie E ^a   Barletta, Jeffrey F ^a  

^a SPECTRUM HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Codes; Drug administration; Errors, medication; Hospitals

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; ELECTROLYTE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; INSULIN; NARCOTIC AGENT; VITAMIN;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ORDER; MEDICATION ERROR; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 67649598899     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp080355     Document Type: Article

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