A threat to patient safety due to drug labelling error in the postanaesthesia care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic
A postanaesthesia care unit (PACU) is vital to hospital surgical suites and ambulatory care centres. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a shortage of trained staff in PACU which lead to opioid drug labelling errors. We report a case of a patient who underwent a loop colostomy for carcinoma rectum unde...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer –Medknow Publications
2023-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lww.com/jigm/fulltext/2023/09020/a_threat_to_patient_safety_due_to_drug_labelling.17.aspx |