Standardised drug labelling in intensive care: Results of an international survey among ESICM members

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1298-1305

  Balzer, Felix ^a   Wickboldt, Nadine ^b   Spies, Claudia ^a   Walder, Bernhard ^b   Goncerut, Jérôme ^b   Citerio, Giuseppe ^c   Rhodes, Andrew ^d   Kastrup, Marc ^a   Boemke, Willehad ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drug labelling; Intensive care; Medication error; Questionnaire; Safety; Syringe labelling

Indexed keywords

DOBUTAMINE; INSULIN; NORADRENALIN;

ARTICLE; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG LABELING; DRUG PACKAGING; EUROPE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDIZATION; SYRINGE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-1 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; COLOR; DOBUTAMINE; DRUG LABELING; EUROPE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERNATIONALITY; MEDICATION ERRORS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PATIENT SAFETY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SYMPATHOMIMETICS; SYRINGES;

EID: 84864289902     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-012-2569-1     Document Type: Article

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