Intravenous doses of medications require formulations that permit accurate preparation and
administration. Current equipment does not permit accurate measurement of volumes less …

OBJECTIVES: To establish standardized, rounded doses of medications for neonates in the
neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) through a multi-institutional peer-reviewed process …

Objective To evaluate safety, following introduction of standard concentrations of morphine
infusions in paediatric critical care. Methods Implementation: A multidisciplinary team was …

BACKGROUND To reduce the risk of medication errors in paediatric patients, the Canadian
Council on Health Services Accreditation endorsed the standardization and limiting of drug …

Objective: To evaluate the effect of a Web-based calculator and decision-support system on
infusion ordering errors and to estimate error frequency in pharmacy infusion preparation …

Objective The use of unlicensed and off-label drugs for administration to children and
neonates is well established and this necessitates the manipulation of some drugs at the …

Background Children often need to be administered very small volumes of medicines that
are authorised for use in adults. Neonatal drug delivery is particularly challenging, and …

The use of standard concentrations of intravenous infusions has been advocated by
international organisations to increase intravenous medication safety in paediatric and …

Purpose. The development, implementation, and evaluation of a comprehensive pediatric
medication management system based on computerized orders with standardized …

Introduction: Errors in the concentration of intravenous medications are not uncommon. We
evaluated steps in the infusion-preparation process to identify factors associated with …