Improving transplant patient safety through pharmacist discharge medication reconciliation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 796-801

  Musgrave, C R ^a   Pilch, N A ^a   Taber, D J ^b   Meadows, H B ^a   McGillicuddy, J W ^b   Chavin, K D ^b   Baliga, P K ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse effect; medications; pharmacy; safety

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT REJECTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHARMACISTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874418892     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12070     Document Type: Article

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