Automated reminders increase adherence to guidelines for administration of prophylaxis for postoperative nausea and vomiting

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 187-191

  Kooij, Fabian O ^a,b   Klok, Toni ^a   Hollmann, Markus W ^b   Kal, Jasper E ^a  

^a ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical decision support system; Computerized medical record system; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GRANISETRON; ANTIEMETIC AGENT;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE ANESTHETIST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCRIPTION; PROPHYLAXIS; REMINDER SYSTEM; AGED; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FACTUAL DATABASE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANTIEMETICS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; GRANISETRON; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77950358347     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32832d6a76     Document Type: Article

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