Insulin, hospitals and harm: A review of patient safety incidents reported to the National Patient Safety Agency

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-30

  Cousins, David ^a   Rosario, Catherine ^a   Scarpello, John ^b  

^a NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Insulin; Medication error; Patient safety; Prescribing error

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; INTENSIVE CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; STATISTICS;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; CRITICAL CARE; ENGLAND; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MEDICATION ERRORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WALES;

EID: 79958068784     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.11-1-28     Document Type: Review

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