Role of an electronic antimicrobial alert system in intensive care in dosing errors and pharmacist workload

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 387-394

  Claus, Barbara O M ^a   Colpaert, Kirsten ^a   Steurbaut, Kristof ^b   De Turck, Filip ^b   Vogelaers, Dirk P ^a   Robays, Hugo ^a   Decruyenaere, Johan ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alert system; Antibiotic dosing; Belgium; Clinical pharmacist; Critically ill; Intensive care unit; Renal function; Workload

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CREATININE;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY SYSTEM; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDS; URINE; WORKLOAD;

AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CREATININE; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84939935382     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: 22107711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-015-0075-6     Document Type: Article

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