Automated Detection of Adverse Events in Children

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1269-1278

  Lemon, Valere ^a   Stockwell, David C ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse event surveillance; Automated adverse event detection; Incident report; Patient safety; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; DIGOXIN ANTIBODY F(AB) FRAGMENT; FLUMAZENIL; HYALURONIDASE; INSULIN; NALOXONE; PROTAMINE;

ANTICOAGULATION; AUTOMATION; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HARM REDUCTION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INCIDENT REPORT; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VOLUNTARY REPORTING;

CHILD; DRUG TOXICITY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84868134629     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: 15578240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2012.08.007     Document Type: Review

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