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17582039

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-6-21
pubmed:abstractText
Management of paracetamol overdose (POD) is common in the emergency department (ED) and forms part of the clinical effectiveness audit programme of the British Association for Emergency Medicine. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) infusion regimens for the treatment of POD are complicated and prescribing and administration errors have been well documented. This study assessed the ability of doctors and nurses to calculate correct doses using manual calculation skills and a weight-based NAC dosing chart when prescribing and preparing NAC infusions. With manual calculations, errors were made by doctors and nurses in 26% of cases collectively. No errors were made using the dosing chart. The dosing chart ensured 100% accuracy in dose calculations, which may translate into improved patient safety.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1472-0213
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
482-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Weight-based N-acetylcysteine dosing chart to minimise the risk of calculation errors in prescribing and preparing N-acetylcysteine infusions for adults presenting with paracetamol overdose in the emergency department.
pubmed:affiliation
Pharmacy Department, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, SE5 9RS, UK. vijay.selvan@kingsch.nhs.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article