Medication errors in neonates admitted in intensive care unit and emergency department

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 145-151

  Jain, Suksham ^a   Basu, Srikanta ^b   Parmar, Veena ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

^b KALAWATI SARAN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Intensive care; Medication errors; Neonates

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG MONITORING; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICATION ERROR; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRESCRIPTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MEDICATION ERRORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 67650970723     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: 19983654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.50763     Document Type: Article

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