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STUDY

Using a preprinted order sheet to reduce prescription errors in a pediatric emergency department: a randomized, controlled trial.

Kozer E, Scolnik D, MacPherson A, Rauchwerger D, Koren G. Pediatrics. 2005;116:1299-1302.

FACT SHEET/FAQS

Medication safety issue brief. Counterfeit drug prevention and identification.

American Hospital Association, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Hospitals and Health Networks. Hosp Health Netw. August 2005;79.29-30.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Promethazine conundrum: IV can hurt more than IM injection!

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. November 2, 2006;11:1-3.

FACT SHEET/FAQS

Medication safety issue brief. Bar code implementation strategies.

American Hospital Association, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Hospitals and Health Networks. Hosp Health Netw. July 2005;79:65-66.

STUDY

Risk of medication errors at hospital discharge and barriers to problem resolution.

Enguidanos SM, Brumley RD. Home Health Care Serv Q. 2005;24:123-135.

STUDY

Delayed or missed diagnosis of cervical spine injuries.

Platzer P, Hauswirth N, Jaindl M, Chatwani S, Vecsei V, Gaebler C. J Trauma. 2006;61:150-155.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Safety in ASCs: putting patients first.

Dix K. Today's Surgicenter. December 1, 2006.

COMMENTARY

It's All in the Syringe

Weingart SN. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. August 2006.

COMMENTARY

Implementation of standard concentrations for continuous infusions using a computerized provider order entry system.

Sinclair-Pingel J, Grisso AG, Hargrove FR, Wright L. Hosp Pharm. 2006;41:1102-1106.

COMMENTARY

Citrate Mix-Up

Weber RJ. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2006.

STUDY

In-house, overnight physician staffing: a cross-sectional survey of Canadian adult and pediatric intensive care units.

Parshuram CS, Kirpalani H, Mehta S, Granton J, Cook D, for the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Crit Care Med. 2006;34:1674-78.

COMMENTARY

Miscalculated Risk

Strassels SA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. August 2006.

COMMENTARY

Novel Drug Misuse.

Angus DC, Milbrandt EB. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. July 2004.

COMMENTARY

The Wild West: Patient Safety in Office-Based Anesthesia

Kaushal R, Upadhyayula S, Gaba DM, Leape LL. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2006.

STUDY

Discontinuity of chronic medications in patients discharged from the intensive care unit.

Bell CM, Rahimi-Darabad P, Orner AI. J Gen Intern Med. 2006;21:937-941.

STUDY

Use of a standardized protocol to decrease medication errors and adverse events related to sliding scale insulin.

Donihi AC, DiNardo MM, DeVita MA, Korytkowski MT. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15:89-91.

STUDY

Evaluating sample medications in primary care: a practice-based research network study.

Hansen LB, Saseen JJ, Westfall JM, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006;32:688-692.

STUDY

Risk factors for adverse drug events: a 10-year analysis.

Evans RS, Lloyd JF, Stoddard GJ, Nebeker JR, Samore MH. Ann Pharmacother. 2005;39:1161-1168.

STUDY

Medication prescribing errors involving the route of administration.

Lesar TS. Hosp Pharm. 2006;41:1053-1066.

COMMENTARY

Physical Diagnosis: A Lost Art?

Thompson GR, Verghese A. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. August 2006.

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