Intravenous acetaminophen in the United States: Iatrogenic dosing errors

Pediatrics

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 349-353

  Dart, Richard C ^a,b   Rumack, Barry H ^a,c  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN POISON AND DRUG CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Adverse event; Human; Intravenous administration; Paracetamol

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; N ACETYL 1,4 BENZOQUINONE IMINE; PARACETAMOL;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG DOSAGE FORM COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; FIRST PASS EFFECT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DOSING ERROR; INCIDENT REPORT; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TOXICITY; MEDICATION ERROR; NOMOGRAM; PAIN; POISON CENTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUMACK MATTHEW NOMOGRAM; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFANT; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NOMOGRAMS; OVERDOSE; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856526164     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-2345     Document Type: Article

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