Error-avoidance recommendations for tubing misconnections when using luer-tip connectors: a statement by the USP Safe Medication Use Expert Committee.

Debora Simmons; Marjorie Shaw Phillips; Matthew Grissinger; Shawn C. Becker; USP Safe Medication Use Expert Committee

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Error-avoidance recommendations for tubing misconnections when using luer-tip connectors: a statement by the USP Safe Medication Use Expert Committee.

January 10, 2017

Simmons D, Phillips MS, Grissinger M, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34(5):293-296, 245.

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Based on reports received through numerous national organizations, this article provides public policy recommendations for preventing certain tubing misconnections.

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