Adverse drug events caused by serious medication administration errors

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 933-938

  Kale, Abhivyakti ^a,b   Keohane, Carol A ^a   Maviglia, Saverio ^a,c   Gandhi, Tejal K ^a,b,c   Poon, Eric G ^a,b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; INSULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICATION ERROR; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84871566037     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2012-000946     Document Type: Article

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