Medication safety in neonates

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-56

  Dabliz, Rabih ^a   Levine, Stuart ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SAFE MEDICATION PRACTICES   (United States)

Author keywords

adverse drug event; high alert; medication error; neonates

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG NOMENCLATURE; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STORAGE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL DEVICE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK MANAGEMENT; STAFF TRAINING; STANDARDIZATION; THERAPEUTIC ERROR; WORKFLOW; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; DEATH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICATION ERROR; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; PREMATURITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856275096     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1285831     Document Type: Article

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