A multidisciplinary approach to adverse drug events in pediatric trauma patients in an adult trauma center.

Michael Kalina; Glen Tinkoff; Wendy Gleason; Paula Veneri; Gerard Fulda

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A multidisciplinary approach to adverse drug events in pediatric trauma patients in an adult trauma center.

July 15, 2009

Kalina M, Tinkoff G, Gleason W, et al. Ped Emerg Care. 2009;25(7):444-446.

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This study implemented a multidisciplinary team to manage trauma patients from admission to discharge and found that the team's implementation led to decreased prescribing and administration errors compared with the usual care group.

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