Perioperative pharmacology: a framework for perioperative medication safety.

Rodney W. Hicks; Linda J. Wanzer; BradLee Goeckner

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Perioperative pharmacology: a framework for perioperative medication safety.

January 19, 2011

Hicks RW, Wanzer LJ, Goeckner BL. AORN J. 2010;93(1):136-145.

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This commentary discusses how surgical care practitioners can protect patients from medication-related errors.

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