Bundle interventions used to reduce prescribing and administration errors in hospitalized children: A systematic review

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 246-255

  Bannan, D F ^a   Tully, M P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

administration errors; intervention; paediatrics; prescribing errors

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHILD; EMBASE; ERROR; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MODEL; PEDIATRICS; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLICATION; SELECTION BIAS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAXONOMY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL BIAS;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MEDICATION ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; SELECTION BIAS;

EID: 84992312070     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.12398     Document Type: Review

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