Using a clinical decision support system to determine the quality of antimicrobial dosing in intensive care patients with renal insufficiency

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-26

  Helmons, P J ^a   Grouls, Rene J ^a   Roos, A N ^a   Bindels, A J ^a   Wessels Basten, S J ^a   Ackerman, E W ^a   Korsten, E H ^a  

^a CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DOSE CALCULATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FAILURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PHYSICIANS; QUALITY CONTROL; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77649117980     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2007.025700     Document Type: Article

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