| Subject: | USP Releases Report on Perioperative Errors |
| Category: | United States Pharmacopoeia (USP)
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| Published: | Wed, 14 Mar 2007 - 12:00 am |
| United States Pharmacopeia (USP) has released a report on medication errors in the perioperative setting, which includes outpatient surgery, the preoperative holding area, the operating room, and the post-anesthesia care unit.
According to USP, there is an increased risk of medication errors in the perioperative setting because of a lack of comprehensive oversight of medications in this area. The report reviewed more than 11,000 medication errors reported between 1998 and 2005 to the USP... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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