Safer administration of insulin: Summary of a safety report from the National Patient Safety Agency

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 341, Issue 7778, 2010, Pages 882-883

  Lamont, Tara ^a   Cousins, David ^a   Hillson, Rowan ^b   Bischler, Anna ^a   Terblanche, Martinette ^a  

^a NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b HILLINGDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; INSULIN GLARGINE;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG SAFETY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; INFUSION PUMP; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SYRINGE; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MEDICATION ERRORS;

EID: 78049272383     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c5269     Document Type: Short Survey

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