Prescribing errors in a Brazilian neonatal intensive care unit

Abstract Pediatric patients, especially those admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (ICU), are highly vulnerable to medication errors. This study aimed to measure the prescription error rate in a university hospital neonatal ICU and to identify susceptible patients, types of errors, and the m...

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Main Author: Machado,Ana Paula Cezar (author)
Other Authors: Tomich,Catharina Somerlate Franco (author), Osme,Simone Franco (author), Ferreira,Daniela Marques de Lima Mota (author), Mendonça,Maria Angélica Oliveira (author), Pinto,Rogério Melo Costa (author), Penha-Silva,Nilson (author), Abdallah,Vânia Olivetti Steffen (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Inappropriate Prescribing
Premature Infant
Newborn Infant
Neonatal Intensive Care Units
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2015001202610
Country:Brazil
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