Patient safety in the context of neonatal intensive care: Research and educational opportunities

Pediatric Research

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 109-115

  Raju, Tonse N K ^a   Suresh, Gautham ^b   Higgins, Rosemary D ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CHILD NUTRITION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FATIGUE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEONATOLOGY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESUSCITATION; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL ERRORS; NEONATOLOGY; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960208218     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: 15300447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/PDR.0b013e3182182853     Document Type: Article

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