Medication errors and patient complications with continuous renal replacement therapy.

Jeffrey F. Barletta; Gina-Marie Barletta; Patrick D. Brophy; Norma J. Maxvold; Richard M. Hackbarth; Timothy E. Bunchman

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Medication errors and patient complications with continuous renal replacement therapy.

May 3, 2006

Barletta JF, Barletta G-M, Brophy PD, et al. Pediatr Nephrol. 2006;21(6):842-5.

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The authors identified errors associated with continuous renal replacement therapy and found that use of industry-prepared, rather than manually compounded, solutions minimized errors.

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