Improvement in the detection of adverse drug events by the use of electronic health and prescription records: An evaluation of two trigger tools

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 255-259

  Nwulu, Ugochi ^c   Nirantharakumar, Krishnarajah ^b   Odesanya, Rachel ^b   McDowell, Sarah E ^a   Coleman, Jamie J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse drug events; Computerized physician order entry; Electronic health records; Medication errors; Trigger tool

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; OPIATE; WARFARIN;

ALGORITHM; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL INCIDENTS METHOD; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION ERROR; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTICOAGULANTS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MEDICATION ERRORS; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; WARFARIN;

EID: 84873744557     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: 14321041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-012-1327-1     Document Type: Article

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