Non-intercepted dose errors in prescribing anti-neoplastic treatment: A prospective, comparative cohort study

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 981-986

  Mattsson, Thea O ^a,b   Holm, B ^c   Michelsen, H ^c   Knudsen, J L ^d   Brixen, K ^a,b   Herrstedt, J ^a,b  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adverse event; CPOE; Medication error; Oncology; Patient safety; Prescription practices

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSE ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; PAPER; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENMARK; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY SYSTEM; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DENMARK; DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84929092032     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv032     Document Type: Article

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