Errors and discrepancies in the administration of intravenous infusions: a mixed methods multihospital observational study

Imogen Lyons; Dominic Furniss; Ann Blandford; Gillian Chumbley; Ioanna Iacovides; Li Wei; Anna Cox; Astrid Mayer; Jolien Vos; Galal H Galal-Edeen; Kumiko O Schnock; Patricia C Dykes; David W Bates; Bryony Dean Franklin

doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2017-007476

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Errors and discrepancies in the administration of intravenous infusions: a mixed methods multihospital observational study

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Imogen Lyons UCL Interaction Centre, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Dominic Furniss UCL Interaction Centre, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ann Blandford UCL Interaction Centre, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gillian Chumbley Pain Management Centre, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ioanna Iacovides Institute of Educational Technology, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Li Wei Research Department of Practice and Policy, UCL School of Pharmacy, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anna Cox UCL Interaction Centre, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Astrid Mayer UCL Medical School, University College London, London, UK Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jolien Vos UCL Interaction Centre, University College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Galal H Galal-Edeen UCL Interaction Centre, University College London, London, UK Faculty of Computers and Information, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kumiko O Schnock Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Patricia C Dykes Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
David W Bates Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Bryony Dean Franklin Research Department of Practice and Policy, UCL School of Pharmacy, London, UK Centre for Medication Safety and Service Quality, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Professor Bryony Dean Franklin, Centre for Medication Safety and Service Quality, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust/UCL School of Pharmacy, London, W6 8RF, UK; bryony.franklin{at}nhs.net

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Lyons I, Furniss D, Blandford A, et al

Errors and discrepancies in the administration of intravenous infusions: a mixed methods multihospital observational study

BMJ Quality & Safety 2018;27:892-901.

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Received October 9, 2017
Revised March 12, 2018
Accepted March 24, 2018
First published April 7, 2018.

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November 05, 2018

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