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STUDY

Adverse drug events in pediatric outpatients.

Kaushal R, Goldmann DA, Keohane CA, et al. Ambul Pediatr. 2007;7:383-389.

STUDY

The relationship between computerized physician order entry and pediatric adverse drug events: a nested matched case-control study.

Yu F, Salas M, Kim YI, Menachemi N. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2009;18:751-755.

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Nighttime and weekend medication error rates in an inpatient pediatric population.

Miller AD, Piro CC, Rudisill CN, Bookstaver PB, Bair JD, Bennett CL. Ann Pharmacother. 2010;44:1739-1746.

REVIEW

Medication errors in paediatric care: a systematic review of epidemiology and an evaluation of evidence supporting reduction strategy recommendations.

Miller MR, Robinson KA, Lubomski LH, Rinke ML, Pronovost PJ. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007;16:116-126.

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Pediatric antidepressant medication errors in a national error reporting database.

Rinke ML, Bundy DG, Shore AD, Colantuoni E, Morlock LL, Miller MR. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2010;31:129-136.

STUDY

A paradigm shift to balance safety and quality in pediatric pain management.

Avansino JR, Peters LM, Stockfish SL, Walco GA. Pediatrics. 2013;131:e921-e927.

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The role of advice in medication administration errors in the pediatric ambulatory setting.

Lemer C, Bates DW, Yoon C, Keohane C, Fitzmaurice G, Kaushal R. J Patient Saf. 2009;5:168-175.

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Identifying causes of adverse events detected by an automated trigger tool through in-depth analysis.

Muething SE, Conway PH, Kloppenborg E, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:435-439.

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Characteristics of medication errors and adverse drug events in hospitals participating in the California Pediatric Patient Safety Initiative.

Takata GS, Taketomo CK, Waite S; for the California Pediatric Patient Safety Initiative. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008;65:2036-2044.

STUDY

Medication errors in the homes of children with chronic conditions.

Walsh KE, Mazor KM, Stille CJ, et al. Arch Dis Child. 2011;96:581-586.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Principles of pediatric patient safety: reducing harm due to medical care.

Steering Committee on Quality Improvement and Management and Committee on Hospital Care. Pediatrics. 2011;127:1199–1210.

STUDY

Medication errors related to computerized order entry for children.

Walsh KE, Adams WG, Bauchner H, et al. Pediatrics. 2006;118:1872-1879.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Improving Health Care Quality.

Wisc Med J. 2006:105;1-86.

STUDY

Effectiveness of a barcode medication administration system in reducing preventable adverse drug events in a neonatal intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study.

Morriss FH Jr, Abramowitz PW, Nelson SP, et al. J Pediatr. 2009;197:678-685.

STUDY

Evaluation of an anonymous system to report medical errors in pediatric inpatients.

Taylor JA, Brownstein D, Klein EJ, Strandjord TP. J Hosp Med. 2007;2:226-33.

STUDY

Medical errors in US pediatric inpatients with chronic conditions.

Ahuja N, Zhao W, Xiang H. Pediatrics. 2012;130:e786-e793.

STUDY

A human factors framework and study of the effect of nursing workload on patient safety and employee quality of working life.

Holden RJ, Scanlon MC, Patel NR, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:15-24.

STUDY

Are language barriers associated with serious medical events in hospitalized pediatric patients?

Cohen AL, Rivara F, Marcuse EK, McPhillips H, Davis R. Pediatrics. 2005;116:575-579.

STUDY

Pediatric medication errors in the postanesthesia care unit: analysis of MEDMARX data.

Payne CH, Smith CR, Newkirk LE, Hicks RW. AORN J. 2007;85:731-740.

STUDY

Medication errors and adverse drug events in pediatric inpatients.

Kaushal R, Bates DW, Landrigan C, et al. JAMA. 2001;285:2114-2120.

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