Use of colour-coded labels (ccls) for intravenous high risk medications and lines to improve patient safety
- In: Hospital Pharmacy - Posters
- At: Istanbul (Turkey) (2009)
- Type: Poster
- Poster code: HPS-P-054
- By: ROZENBAUM, Hana (Hadassah University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel)
- Co-author(s): Porat, Nurit (Hadassah University Medical Center, JERUSALEM, Israel)
Bitan, Yuval (Hadassah University Medical Center, JERUSALEM, Israel)
Shefi, Dorit (Hadassah University Medical Center, JERUSALEM, Israel)
Donchin, Yoel (Hadassah University Medical Center, JERUSALEM, Israel) - Abstract:
Background: As a result of several drug infusion error reports, the Committee for Quality and Medication Safety (CQMS) at the Medical Center performed root cause analysis inquiries. These inquiries revealed the difficulties found by nurses and physicians in distinguishing between the many IV lines and medications given to the patient, and the..
The access to the whole abstract and if available the presentation file is available to FIP members and to congress participants of that specific congress.
Please login
Last update 28 September 2023