Medication errors in critically ill adults: A review of direct observation evidence

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-44

  Kiekkas, Panagiotis ^a   Karga, Mary ^b   Lemonidou, Chrisoula ^c   Aretha, Diamanto ^d   Karanikolas, Menelaos ^e  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d Pyrgos Hospital   (Greece)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICATION ERROR; OBSERVATION; STATISTICS;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICATION ERRORS; OBSERVATION;

EID: 78751551544     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2011331     Document Type: Article

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