On-site pharmacists in the ED improve medical errors

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 717-725

  Ernst, Amy A ^a   Weiss, Steven J ^a   Sullivan IV, Arthur ^a   Sarangarm, Dusadee ^a   Rankin, Shannon ^b   Fees, Martha ^b   Sarangarm, Preeyaporn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARDIAC AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; OBSERVATION UNIT; ON SITE PHARMACIST; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TETANUS; WARD;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84861840844     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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