A system for anesthesia drug administration using barcode technology: The codonics safe label system and smart anesthesia manager™

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 410-421

  Jelacic, Srdjan ^a   Bowdle, Andrew ^a   Nair, Bala G ^b   Kusulos, Dolly ^b   Bower, Lynnette ^b   Togashi, Kei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ATROPINE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; DILUENT; EPHEDRINE; FENTANYL; FLUMAZENIL; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; NALOXONE; NEOSTIGMINE; PETHIDINE PLUS PROMETHAZINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROPOFOL; ROCURONIUM; SUXAMETHONIUM; ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; ANESTHESIOLOGY SOFTWARE; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CODING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG LABELING; EXPIRATION DATE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; OPERATING ROOM; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; SYRINGE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DEVICE FAILURE; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; MATERIALS TESTING; MEDICATION ERROR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; ANESTHETICS; DRUG LABELING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOFTWARE DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84937978007     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: 15267598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000000256     Document Type: Article

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