Best practices for safe use of insulin pen devices in hospitals: Recommendations from an expert panel Delphi consensus process

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 73, Issue 19, 2016, Pages S4-S16

  Haines, Stuart T ^a   Miklich, Margaret A ^b   Rochester Eyeguokan, Charmaine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DELPHI STUDY; DEVICE SAFETY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INSULIN INJECTION PEN; MEDICAL EXPERT; NURSE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BLOOD; CONSENSUS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INJECTION; INSULIN INFUSION; STANDARDS;

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; INSULIN;

CONSENSUS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INJECTIONS; INSULIN; INSULIN INFUSION SYSTEMS; PHARMACISTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84990220133     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp160416     Document Type: Article

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