A consensus-based approach to patient safety in epilepsy monitoring units: Recommendations for preferred practices

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 449-456

  Shafer, Patricia O ^a   Buelow, Janice M ^b   Noe, Katherine ^c   Shinnar, Ruth ^d   Dewar, Sandra ^e   Levisohn, Paul M ^f   Dean, Patricia ^g   Ficker, David ^h   Pugh, Mary Jo ⁱ   Barkley, Gregory L ^j  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

^g MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^j HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Author keywords

Delphi methodology; Epilepsy; Epilepsy monitoring units; Expert consensus; Patient safety; Seizure observation; Seizure precautions; Video EEG telemetry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPILEPSY; EPILEPSY MONITORING UNIT; HUMAN; NEUROMONITORING; ORIENTATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; SEIZURE; TRAINING;

CONSENSUS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84868690288     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.07.014     Document Type: Article

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