Interventions to Reduce Medication Errors in Pediatric Intensive Care

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1313-1331

  Manias, Elizabeth ^a,b   Kinney, Sharon ^b,c   Cranswick, Noel ^b,c   Williams, Allison ^d   Borrott, Narelle ^e  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

clinical practice; critical care; medication errors; medication safety; pediatrics

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; DATA BASE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICATION ERROR; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CHILD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CHILD; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; PHARMACISTS; PHYSICIANS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84907301040     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: 15426270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1060028014543795     Document Type: Review

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