Infusion Pump Errors Top ECRI's Annual Health-Tech Hazards List
Executive Summary
The ECRI Institute identified infusion pump errors as its number-one health-technology hazard for hospitals to look for in 2017, followed by inadequate cleaning of complex reusuable instruments, ventilator alarm management, and infection risks with heater-cooler devices.
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