The Role of "Smart" Infusion Pumps in Patient Safety

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1257-1267

  Scanlon, Matthew ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Children's Hospital and Health Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Errors; Medication safety; Smart infusion pumps; Usability

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INFUSION PUMP; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 84868138543     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: 15578240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2012.08.005     Document Type: Review

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