Reevaluation of emergency drug management in a tertiary care mother-child hospital

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 584-593

  Bussières, Jean François ^a   Scharr, Karin ^a   Marquis, Christopher ^a   Saindon, Sophie ^a   Toledano, Baruch ^a   Diliddo, Lydia ^a   Charrette, Sylvie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carts; Medication; Resuscitation team

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ADRENALIN; AMIODARONE; ATROPINE; BICARBONATE; BRETYLIUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZEPAM; DIGOXIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; EPHEDRINE; ETOMIDATE; FENTANYL; FLUMAZENIL; FUROSEMIDE; GLUCAGON; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; GLUCOSE; HYDRALAZINE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; ISOPRENALINE; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; LORAZEPAM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE;

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; DRUG COST; EMERGENCY CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; NURSE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; RESUSCITATION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 70349747184     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/hpj4407-584     Document Type: Article

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