Quality improvement measures for early detection of severe intravenous infiltration in infants

BMJ Open Quality

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2019, Pages

  Sangam, Subhasri Lakshmi ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

IV infiltration; neonates; preterm infants

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EVENT; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METABOLISM; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PENNSYLVANIA; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; PROCEDURES; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; PENNSYLVANIA; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS;

EID: 85076595349     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23996641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2018-000407     Document Type: Article

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