Intravenous infusion practices across England and their impact on patient safety: a mixed-methods observational study

• Main Authors: Ann Blandford (Author), Dominic Furniss (Author), Galal H Galal-Edeen (Author), Gill Chumbley (Author), Li Wei (Author), Astrid Mayer (Author), Bryony Dean Franklin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: National Institute for Health Research, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Intravenous (IV) medication administration has traditionally been regarded to be error-prone with high potential for harm. A recent US multisite study revealed surprisingly few potentially harmful errors despite a high overall error rate. However, there is limited evidence about infusion...