Documentation of drug allergy on drug chart in patients presenting for surgery.

M. Farooq; C. Kirke; K. Foley

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Documentation of drug allergy on drug chart in patients presenting for surgery.

July 31, 2008

Farooq M, Kirke C, Foley K. Ir J Med Sci. 2008;177(3):243-5.

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Nearly one in three patients presenting for elective surgery did not have adequate documentation of drug allergies in this Irish study.

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