The impact of computerised physician order entry on prescribing practices in a cardiothoracic intensive care unit

Anaesthesia

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 119-123

  Ali, J ^a   Barrow, L ^b   Vuylsteke, A ^b  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CARE UNIT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HANDWRITING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; ENGLAND; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 73449114995     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.06134.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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