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181. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50852/psn-pdf
     January 29, 2020 - failure-mode-and-effects-analysis-reduce-risk-heparin-use https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/harmful-medication-errors-involving-unfractionated-and-low-molecular-weight-heparin-three

182. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73913/psn-pdf
     January 01, 2022 - medication administration in prehospital care is challenging due to the need to obtain an accurate weight

183. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73422/psn-pdf
     January 01, 2022 - Due to the weight that patients give OPRs, future research should focus on associations between OPRs

184. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49842/psn-pdf
     September 01, 2018 - The studies that were done spoke to the benefits of a color-coded, weight-based system for equipment … Each drawer is a different color, corresponds to a different weight range, and is stocked with appropriately … Moreover, the colors correlate to those on the Broselow tape—a tool that allows length-to-weight conversions … and documents weight-based resuscitation equipment sizes and drug doses.

185. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39376/psn-pdf
     March 17, 2010 - significantly increased risk of medication underdosing compared with children of age- and sex-appropriate weight

186. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866854/psn-pdf
     October 02, 2024 - and feeling like the clinician was not taking them seriously (e.g., wrongly attributed symptoms to weight

187. Confusion With Acetaminophen | PSNet
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     December 01, 2009 - Although acetaminophen labeling ( Figure 2 ) provides guidelines on appropriate dosing, they are not weight … But even weight-based labeling would not be a panacea, since it relies on accurate calculations that … To minimize acetaminophen drug toxicity, encourage weight-based dosing of 10-15 mg/kg/dose and do not … Weight-based administration of acetaminophen is crucial in preventing supratherapeutic dosing.

188. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60611/psn-pdf
     June 24, 2020 - indication (atrial fibrillation, VTE treatment, or VTE prevention), level of renal function, body weight … ://psnet.ahrq.gov//#5 interruptions require urgent intervention, such as starting a low molecular weight … Dosing of DOACs is not straightforward as it varies by the drug, the indication, acuity, age, weight … Alternatively, dabigatran and edoxaban require a short course of low-molecular-weight-heparin or regular … DOACs can be challenging as dosing varies based on a multitude of factors such as indication, age, weight

189. Periodic Issue | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/periodic-issue/periodic-issue-373
     December 14, 2022 - Commentary Weight and size descriptors for drug dosing: too many options and too … Weight-based dosing is vulnerable to error due to inaccurate estimation of body weight, use of metric … This commentary suggests strategies for reducing weight- and size-based dosing errors including reduction … in reliance on estimated body weight, standardizing descriptor (e.g., body mass index), limiting options

190. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44478/psn-pdf
     September 09, 2015 - mistakes with oral chemotherapy, including double-checking to confirm a patient's diagnosis, height, and weight

191. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46590/psn-pdf
     November 01, 2017 - ismps-list-high-alert-medications-acute-care-settings https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/harmful-medication-errors-involving-unfractionated-and-low-molecular-weight-heparin-three

192. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43256/psn-pdf
     June 11, 2014 - Most notably, medication errors related to the correct weight-based dosing of epinephrine were common

193. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43119/psn-pdf
     April 16, 2014 - poor adoption of safe practices related to oral methotrexate administration and measuring patient weight

194. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47225/psn-pdf
     November 02, 2018 - A WebM&M commentary addressed the high potential for weight-based medication errors in pediatrics and

195. Preventing pediatric medication errors. | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventing-pediatric-medication-errors
     August 05, 2020 - The alert highlights the importance of dosing errors (eg, weight-related and calculation-related errors

196. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35749/psn-pdf
     May 09, 2014 - benefit from implementation of such dose limits, particularly to avoid errors associated with necessary weight-based

197. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43937/psn-pdf
     May 05, 2018 - strategies to augment safety, such as utilizing metric units as the only scale of measure for patient weight

198. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44852/psn-pdf
     February 10, 2016 - The most common errors were due to inadequate dosing adjustments for weight, renal insufficiency, or

199. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60228/psn-pdf
     April 15, 2020 - practices to prevent safety events in patients who are obese, such as alternative approaches to measuring weight

200. These patients had to lobby for correct diabetes diagnoses. Was their race a reason? | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/these-patients-had-lobby-correct-diabetes-diagnoses-was-their-race-reason
     July 10, 2024 - delayed diagnosis of latent autoimmune diabetes of adults they feel is attributable to racial and weight