Accidental hypoglycaemia caused by an arterial flush drug error

Anaesthesia

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 524-525

  Thirugnanam, M ^a   French, J ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACCIDENTAL HYPOGLYCEMIA; CUFF; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFUSION PUMP; LETTER; MEDICATION ERROR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION;

GLUCOSE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MEDICATION ERRORS; VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICES;

EID: 84898931363     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/anae.12671     Document Type: Letter

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