Standardizing anesthesia medication drawers using human factors and quality assurance methods

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 490-499

  Shultz, Jonas ^a   Davies, Jan M ^b   Caird, Jeff ^c   Chisholm, Susan ^a   Ruggles, Karen ^a   Puls, Raymond ^a  

^a ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ATRACURIUM; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DROPERIDOL; EPHEDRINE; ESMOLOL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; KETOROLAC; LABETALOL; LIDOCAINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; MIVACURIUM; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NALOXONE; NEOSTIGMINE; ONDANSETRON; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; SALBUTAMOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUXAMETHONIUM; THIOPENTAL; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AMPOULE; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA MEDICATION CART DRAWER; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; COLOR; CONTAINER; DRUG LABELING; DRUG STORAGE; DRUG USE; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; MEDICATION ERROR; OPERATING ROOM; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ALBERTA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANESTHETICS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; OPERATING ROOMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77953290629     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12630-010-9274-8     Document Type: Article

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