Computerized provider order entry improves compliance of vancomycin dosing guidelines in the emergency department

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1715-1716

  Frankel, Kathryn C ^a   Rosini, Jamie M ^b   Levine, Brian J ^a   Papas, Mia A ^c   Jasani, Neil B ^a  

^a MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; BODY WEIGHT; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; PNEUMONIA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; SEPSIS; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TREATMENT INDICATION; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICATION ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BODY WEIGHT; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 84889638881     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2013.09.017     Document Type: Letter

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