Original article: Using smart pumps to understand and evaluate clinician practice patterns to ensure patient safety

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 942-950

  Mansfield, Jennifer ^a   Jarrett, Steven ^a  

^a LEVINE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intravenous infusions; Medication safety; Patient safety; Smart pump

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; APREPITANT; CISATRACURIUM; DILTIAZEM; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; ESMOLOL; FENTANYL; FOSAPREPITANT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HARKOSERIDE; HEPARIN; INSULIN; ISOPRENALINE; LABETALOL; LEPIRUDIN; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; MILRINONE; MORPHINE; NICARDIPINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROPOFOL; RASBURICASE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; VASOPRESSIN; VECURONIUM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; INFUSION RATE; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SMART PUMP INFUSION; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84890359147     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: 19451253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/hpj4811-942     Document Type: Article

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