High-alert medications in the pediatric intensive care unit.
Franke HA, Woods D, Holl JL. High-alert medications in the pediatric intensive care unit. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2009;10(1):85-90. doi:10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181936ff8.
Clinician surveys were used to develop a list of high-alert medications (drugs associated with adverse events) for pediatric intensive care unit patients. The surveys identified several medications not included on the Institute for Safe Medication Practices high-alert list.