Guided medication dosing for elderly emergency patients using real-time, computerized decision support

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 86-93

  Griffey, Richard T ^a   Lo, Helen G ^b   Burdick, Elisabeth ^c   Keohane, Carol ^c   Bates, David W ^c,d,e  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; INDOMETACIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REAL TIME COMPUTERIZED DECISION SUPPORT TOOL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DRUG TOXICITY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE BASES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84856793024     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000124     Document Type: Article

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