The use of a consultant-led ward round checklist to improve paediatric prescribing: An interrupted time series study

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 171, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1239-1245

  Lépée, Carole ^b,c   Klaber, Robert E ^c   Benn, Jonathan ^d   Fletcher, Penny J ^c   Cortoos, Pieter Jan ^c,d   Jacklin, Ann ^a,c   Franklin, Bryony Dean ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Checklist; Medication error; Paediatrics; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECK AND CORRECT CHECKLIST; CHECKLIST; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONSULTATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WARD;

CHECKLIST; CHILD; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LONDON; MEDICATION ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84866013030     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-012-1751-3     Document Type: Article

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