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| | Institute for Healthcare Improvement: Nature of preventable adverse drug events in hospitals: A literature review |
 | | Kanjanarat P, Winterstein AG, Johns TE, Hatton RC, Gonzalez-Rothi R, Segal R. Nature of preventable adverse drug events in hospitals: A literature review. |
 | | A peer reviewed literature search was conducted by the Department of Pharmacy Health Care Administration to find those articles which identified drug classes, types of errors, types of adverse outcomes, and any others which are related to preventable adverse drug events (PADEs). |
 | | After significant findings on topics such as renal, hepatic, allergic reactions and cardio problems, it was concluded that the majority of reported PADEs are from a small portion of types of drugs, errors, and adverse outcomes. |
| www.ihi.org /IHI/Topics/PatientSafety/MedicationSystems/Literature/Natureofpreventableadversedrugeventsinhospitalsaliteraturereview.htm (153 words) |
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