A comparison of error rates between intravenous push methods: a prospective, multisite, observational study. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

A comparison of error rates between intravenous push methods: a prospective, multisite, observational study. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published September 2017

A comparison of error rates between intravenous push methods: a prospective, multisite, observational study.

Hertig JB, Degnan DD, Scott CR, Lenz JR, Li X, Anderson CM. J Patient Saf. 2017 Sep 8; [Epub ahead of print].

Errors in intravenous medication administration can lead to adverse drug events. This industry-funded, prospective direct observation study found that ready-to-administer intravenous medications were administered with fewer errors than traditional vial and syringe administration.

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