Preprinted order sets as a safety intervention in pediatric sedation.

Marlene Broussard; Pat F. Bass; Connie L. Arnold; Jerry W. McLarty; Joseph A. Bocchini

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Preprinted order sets as a safety intervention in pediatric sedation.

February 25, 2009

Broussard M, Bass PF, Arnold CL, et al. J Pediatr. 2009;154(6):865-8.

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This study demonstrated that adoption of preprinted order sets increased documentation compliance and decreased medication dosage ordering errors.

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