Using technology to prevent adverse drug events in the intensive care unit

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Hassan, Erkan ^a,b   Badawi, Omar ^a,b   Weber, Robert J ^c   Cohen, Henry ^d,e  

^a PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e KINGSBROOK JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug events; Adverse drug reaction reporting systems; Computerized provider order entry system; Intensive care units; Medication errors; Prevention; Technology

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DEVICE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; TECHNOLOGY; TELEHEALTH;

EID: 77953080587     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181dde1b4     Document Type: Article

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