Devices designed to avoid wrong route administration of drugs

Anaesthesia

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1181-1182

  Dyer, C ^a   Bryan, G ^a  

^a ROYAL WOLVERHAMPTON HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MATERIALS TESTING; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICATION ERROR; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NEEDLE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRODUCT SAFETY; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK REDUCTION; SYRINGE; UNITED KINGDOM;

DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; HUMANS; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 81055133389     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2011.06966.x     Document Type: Letter

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