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COMMENTARY

Improving patient safety and communication through care rounds in a pediatric oncology outpatient clinic.

Blough CA, Walrath JM. J Nurs Care Qual. 2007;22:159-163.

STUDY

Chemotherapy medication errors in a pediatric cancer treatment center: prospective characterization of error types and frequency and development of a quality improvement initiative to lower the error rate.

Watts RG, Parsons K. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2013 Mar 20; [Epub ahead of print].

STUDY

The impact of drug shortages on children with cancer—the example of mechlorethamine.

Metzger ML, Billett A, Link MP. N Engl J Med. 2012;367:2461-2463.

STUDY

Oral outpatient chemotherapy medication errors in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Taylor JA, Winter L, Geyer LJ, Hawkins DS. Cancer. 2006;107:1400-1406.

STUDY

Medication errors in the home: a multisite study of children with cancer.

Walsh KE, Roblin DW, Weingart SN, et al. Pediatrics. 2013;131:e1405-e1414.

STUDY

Medication errors among adults and children with cancer in the outpatient setting.

Walsh KE, Dodd KS, Seetharaman K, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2009;27:891-896.

STUDY

Characteristics of pediatric chemotherapy medication errors in a national error reporting database.

Rinke ML, Shore AD, Morlock L, Hicks RW, Miller MR. Cancer. 2007;110:186-195.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Eric Cropp weighs in on the error that sent him to prison.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. December 3, 2009;14:1-3.

STUDY

Error reduction in pediatric chemotherapy: computerized order entry and failure modes and effects analysis.

Kim GR, Chen AR, Arceci RJ, et al. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006;160:495-498.

STUDY

Using CPOE to improve communication, safety, and policy compliance when ordering pediatric chemotherapy.

Crossno CL, Cartwright JA, Hargrove FR. Hosp Pharm. 2007;42:368–373.

STUDY

Using Failure Mode and Effects Analysis for safe administration of chemotherapy to hospitalized children with cancer.

Robinson DL, Heigham M, Clark J. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006;32:161-166.

COMMENTARY

Successful use of a rapid response team in the pediatric oncology outpatient setting.

Avent Y, Johnson S, Henderson N, Wilder K, Cresswell J, Elbahlawan L. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36:43-45.