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Out-of-hospital medication errors: a 6-year analysis of the national poison data system.
Shah K, Barker KA. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2009;18:1080-1085.
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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.
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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.
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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.
CLINICAL GUIDELINE
Medication errors in acute cardiovascular and stroke patients. A scientific statement from the American Heart Association.
Michaels AD, Spinler SA, Leeper B, et al; American Heart Association Acute Cardiac Care Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology, Council on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research, Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative, and Resuscitation, Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, Stroke Council. Circulation. 2010;121:1664-1682.
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The safety of hospital stroke care.
Holloway RG, Tuttle D, Baird T, Skelton WK. Neurology. 2007;68:550-555.
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A comparison of voluntarily reported medication errors in intensive care and general care units.
Kane-Gill SL, Kowiatek JG, Weber RJ. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:55-59.
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Risk factors in preventable adverse drug events in pediatric outpatients.
Zandieh SO, Goldmann DA, Keohane CA, Yoon C, Bates DW, Kaushal R. J Pediatr. 2008;152:225-231.
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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.
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Medication errors involving oral chemotherapy.
Weingart SN, Toro J, Spencer J, et al. Cancer. 2010;116:2455-2464.
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Improving medication error reporting in hospice care.
Boyer R, McPherson ML, Deshpande G, Smith SW. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2009;26:361-367.
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Cardiovascular medication errors in children.
Alexander DC, Bundy DG, Shore AD, Morlock L, Hicks RW, Miller MR. Pediatrics. 2009;124:324-332.
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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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Preventing Medication Errors: A $21 Billion Opportunity.
Washington, DC: National Priorities Partnership and National Quality Forum; December 2010.
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ED overcrowding is associated with an increased frequency of medication errors.
Kulstad EB, Sikka R, Sweis RT, Kelley KM, Rzechula KH. Am J Emerg Med. 2010;28:304-309.
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National study on the frequency, types, causes, and consequences of voluntarily reported emergency department medication errors.
Pham JC, Story JL, Hicks RW, et al. J Emerg Med. 2011;40:485-492.
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"Sign right here and you're good to go": a content analysis of audiotaped emergency department discharge instructions.
Vashi A, Rhodes KV. Ann Emerg Med. 2011;57:315-322.e1.
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Care transitions and home health care.
Boling PA. Clin Geriatr Med. 2009;25:135-148.
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Determinants of patient-reported medication errors: a comparison among seven countries.
Lu CY, Roughead E. Int J Clin Pract. 2011;65:733-740.
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