Medication errors reported in a pediatric intensive care unit for oncologic patients.

Aline S C Belela; Maria Angélica S Peterlini; Mavilde L G Pedreira

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Medication errors reported in a pediatric intensive care unit for oncologic patients.

September 14, 2011

Belela ASC, Peterlini MAS, Pedreira MLG. Cancer Nurs. 2011;34(5):393-400.

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This study found that omission and administration errors were the most common types of medication errors in a pediatric oncology population.

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