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Safety and Reliability in Pediatrics, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics (Volume 59-6) (The Clinics: Internal Medicine, Volume 59-6)
Full title: | Safety and Reliability in Pediatrics, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics (Volume 59-6) (The Clinics: Internal Medicine, Volume 59-6) |
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ISBN: | 9781455749195 |
ISBN 10: | 1455749192 |
Authors: | Jacobs MD, Brian |
Publisher: | Saunders |
Edition: | 1 |
Num. pages: | 240 |
Binding: | Hardcover |
Language: | en |
Published on: | 2012 |
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Synopsis
The Guest Editors have assembled an international list of top experts to present the most current information to pediatricians about patient safety. The issue has a primarily clinical focus with a few articles addressing the business and practice of patient safety. Articles are devoted to the following topics: Developing performance standards and expectations for safety; The role of CPOE in patient safety; The role of smart infusion pumps on patient safety; Abstracted detection of adverse events in children; The role of effective communication (including handoffs) in patient safety; Reducing mortality resulting from adverse events; Optimizing standardization of case reviews (morbidity and mortality rounds) to promote patient safety; Impact of (resident) duty work hours on patient safety; Role of simulation in safety; The role of diagnostic errors in patient safety; The role of collaborative efforts to reduce hospital acquired conditions; Patient safety in ambulatory care; Role of FDA and pediatric safety; and Patient safety through the eyes of a parent.