Analysis of event logs from syringe pumps: a retrospective pilot study to assess possible effects of syringe pumps on safety in a university hospital critical care unit in Germany.

Background: Medication errors occur in approximately one out of five doses in a typical hospital setting. Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are particularly susceptible to errors during the application of intravenous drugs as they receive numerous potent drugs applied by syringe pumps.Object...

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Published in:Drug Safety Vol. 35; no. 7; pp. 563 - 575
Main Authors: Kastrup M, Balzer F, Volk T, Spies C, Kastrup, Marc, Balzer, Felix, Volk, Thomas, Spies, Claudia
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature 2012
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