Frequency and severity of harm of medication errors related to the parenteral nutrition process in a large university teaching hospital

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 966-974

  Sacks, Gordon S ^a,d   Rough, Steve ^c   Kudsk, Kenneth A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^d AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Medication errors; Parenteral nutrition; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; CHLORAL HYDRATE; DIGOXIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THEOPHYLLINE; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICATION ERROR; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRESCRIPTION; SCORING SYSTEM;

HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 68149099700     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.29.8.966     Document Type: Article

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