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- Title
Applying HFMEA to Prevent Chemotherapy Errors.
- Authors
Cheng, Chia-Hui; Chou, Chia-Jen; Wang, Pa-Chun; Lin, Hsi-Yen; Kao, Chi-Lan; Su, Chao-Ton
- Abstract
The article presents a study which examined the effectiveness of the failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) model to identify possible chemotherapy process failures. Also cited are some areas where failures could occur including during ordering, preparation, and compounding of medications, as well as some possible errors in the chemotherapy process like underdosing, improper drug preparations, and timing errors.
- Subjects
TAIWAN; MEDICATION error prevention; CANCER chemotherapy; HEALTH care teams; HOSPITALS; RISK assessment; SYSTEMS development
- Publication
Journal of Medical Systems, 2012, Vol 36, Issue 3, p1543
- ISSN
0148-5598
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10916-010-9616-7