Dr. Alexander
Dr. Alexander
across body errors hospitals includes kidney low occur patients shows treated types vulnerable
Our analysis, which includes patients treated in all types of hospitals across the country, shows that dosing errors occur more often in vulnerable patients, such as women, the elderly, or those with kidney insufficiency or low body weight.
changing cure fully interested longer onion patient understanding
We now feel we can cure the patient without his fully understanding what made him sick. We are no longer so interested in peeling the onion as in changing it.
alone attainable clinical community doses improved lowest patients rates received safety setting study trials
The patients in our study who received the recommended doses of heparins or glycoprotein inhibitors alone or in combination had the lowest rates of bleeding. This suggests that the safety demonstrated in clinical trials may be attainable in community (hospital) setting with improved dosing accuracy.
issues studies
This is one of the first studies to look at dosing issues in a real-world population.