TY  - CHAP
AU  - Pamela L. Valenza
AU  - Thomas C. McGinley
AU  - James Feldman
AU  - Pritiben
Patel
AU  - Kristine Cornejo
AU  - Najmus Liang
AU  - Roopa Anmolsingh and
Noble McNaughton
ED  - Michael S. Firstenberg
ED  - Stanislaw P. Stawicki
Y1  - 2017-09-13
PY  - 2017
T1  - Dangers of Polypharmacy
N2  - It is clearly recognized that medical errors represent a significant source of preventable healthcare-related morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, evidence shows that such complications are often the result of a series of smaller errors, missed opportunities, poor communication, breakdowns in established guidelines or protocols, or system-based deficiencies. While such events often start with the misadventures of an individual, it is how such events are managed that can determine outcomes and hopefully prevent future adverse events. The goal of Vignettes in Patient Safety is to illustrate and discuss, in a clinically relevant format, examples in which evidence-based approaches to patient care, using established methodologies to develop highly functional multidisciplinary teams, can help foster an institutional culture of patient safety and high-quality care delivery.
BT  - Vignettes in Patient Safety
SP  - Ch. 4
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.69169
DO  - 10.5772/intechopen.69169
SN  - 978-953-51-3520-3
PB  - IntechOpen
CY  - Rijeka
Y2  - 2024-04-24
ER  -