Prevention of intravenous drug incompatibilities in an intensive care unit.

Thilo Bertsche; Yvonne Mayer; Rebekka Stahl; Torsten Hoppe-Tichy; Jens Encke; Walter Emil Haefeli

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Prevention of intravenous drug incompatibilities in an intensive care unit.

October 22, 2008

Bertsche T, Mayer Y, Stahl R, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008;65(19):1834-40.

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Implementation of a standardized protocol for administering intravenous medications was associated with a reduction in medication errors in intensive care unit patients.

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