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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

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

Polypharmacy in hospitalized older adult cancer patients: experience from a prospective, observational study of an oncology-acute care for elders unit.

Flood KL, Carroll MB, Le CV, Brown CJ. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2009;7:151-158.

STUDY

Checking it twice: an evaluation of checklists for detecting medication errors at the bedside using a chemotherapy model.

White RE, Trbovich PL, Easty AC, Savage P, Trip K, Hyland S. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:562-567.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

American Society of Clinical Oncology/Oncology Nursing Society chemotherapy administration safety standards.

Jacobson JO, Polovich M, McNiff KK, et al; American Society of Clinical Oncology; Oncology Nursing Society. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2009;36:651-658.

STUDY

Using an enhanced oral chemotherapy computerized provider order entry system to reduce prescribing errors and improve safety.

Collins CM, Elsaid KA. Int J Qual Health Care. 2011;23:36-43.

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

Medication errors involving oral chemotherapy.

Weingart SN, Toro J, Spencer J, et al. Cancer. 2010;116:2455-2464.

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

IV vincristine survey shows safety improvements needed.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. February 23, 2006;11:1-2.

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.

BOOK/REPORT

External Inquiry into the adverse incident that occurred at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, 4th January 2001.

Toft B. London, England: Department of Health; 2001.

STUDY

Chemotherapy safety and severe adverse events in cancer patients: strategies to efficiently avoid chemotherapy errors in in- and outpatient treatment.

Markert A, Thierry V, Kleber M, Behrens M, Engelhardt M. Int J Cancer. 2009;124:722-728.

BOOK/REPORT

Fluorouracil Incident Root Cause Analysis Report.

Toronto, ON, Canada: Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada. May 8, 2007.

COMMENTARY

Fatal consequences of a simple mistake: how can a patient be saved from inadvertent intrathecal vincristine?

Reddy GK, Brown B, Nanda A. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2011;113:68-71.

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

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

Interruptions during the delivery of high-risk medications.

Trbovich P, Prakash V, Stewart J, Trip K, Savage P. J Nurs Adm. 2010;40:211-218.

STUDY

Oncology medication safety: a 3D status report 2008.

Johnson PE, Chambers CR, Vaida AJ. J Oncol Pharm Pract. 2008;14:169-180.

STUDY

Safety hazards in cancer care: findings using three different methods.

Lipczak H, Knudsen JL, Nissen A. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:1052-1056.

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