Medication issues experienced by patients and carers after discharge from the intensive care unit

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 46-50

  Eijsbroek, Heleen ^a   Howell, David C J ^b   Smith, Felicity ^c   Shulman, Rob ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carers; Medication problems; Medicines reconciliation; Patient perspectives

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; HYPNOTIC AGENT; LAXATIVE; PARACETAMOL; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; TEMAZEPAM; ZOPICLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POLYPHARMACY;

EID: 84870812388     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2012.06.002     Document Type: Article

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