Medication errors involving neuromuscular blocking agents
- PMID: 16955867
- DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(06)32062-4
Medication errors involving neuromuscular blocking agents
Abstract
Many of the errors involving these agents lie in dispensing or administration, which argues for the need to enhance practitioners' knowledge of and adherence to proper handling procedures and proper dosing.
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