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Label design affects medication safety in an operating room crisis: a controlled simulation study.

Estock JL, Murray AW, Mizah MT, et al. Label Design Affects Medication Safety in an Operating Room Crisis: A Controlled Simulation Study. J Patient Saf. 2018;14(2):101-106. doi:10.1097/PTS.0000000000000176.

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May 19, 2018
Estock JL, Murray AW, Mizah MT, et al. J Patient Saf. 2018;14(2):101-106.
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Efforts toward standardization, such as with wristband use and drug labeling, remain an important mechanism to address safety issues. Redesigned medication labels that incorporated recommendations for safe medication labeling improved anesthesia trainees' ability to select the correct medication during simulated crisis situations.

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Estock JL, Murray AW, Mizah MT, et al. Label Design Affects Medication Safety in an Operating Room Crisis: A Controlled Simulation Study. J Patient Saf. 2018;14(2):101-106. doi:10.1097/PTS.0000000000000176.