Introducing a change in hospital policy using FMEA methodology as a tool to reduce patient hazards

BACKGROUND: Intravenous potassium chloride (IV KCl) solutions are widely used in hospitals for treatment of hypokalemia. As ampoules of concentrated KCL must be diluted before use, critical incidents have been associated with its preparation and administration. Currently, we have introduced ready-to...

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Autores principales: Ofek, Fanny, Magnezi, Racheli, Kurzweil, Yaffa, Gazit, Inbal, Berkovitch, Sofia, Tal, Orna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5088650/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27822358
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13584-016-0090-7