Reducing potentially fatal errors associated with high doses of insulin: a successful multifaceted multidisciplinary prevention strategy.

M. J Dooley; M. Wiseman; A. McRae; D. Murray; M. Van De Vreede; D. Topliss; S. G Poole; S. Wyatt; H. Newnham

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Reducing potentially fatal errors associated with high doses of insulin: a successful multifaceted multidisciplinary prevention strategy.

July 6, 2011

Dooley MJ, Wiseman M, McRae A, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20(7).

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This study adopted a structured validation process to improve safety when administering high-dose insulin.

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