Patient safety and quality improvement: Medical errors and adverse events

Pediatrics in Review

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 151-158

  Leonard, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CETIRIZINE; FLUMAZENIL; NALOXONE; OLANZAPINE; OSELTAMIVIR; RANITIDINE; SALICYLIC ACID; VANCOMYCIN;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ALLERGY; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG NOMENCLATURE; GUILT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA; INFLUENZA; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LAW SUIT; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAID; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICARE; MEDICATION ERROR; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREMEDICATION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; URTICARIA;

CHILD; DISCLOSURE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 77950837340     PISSN: 01919601     EISSN: 15263347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/pir.31-4-151     Document Type: Review

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