title: Error-avoidance recommendations for tubing misconnections when using Luer-tip connectors: a statement by the USP Safe Medication Use Expert Committee.
abstract: Recommendations are provided to assist health care professionals, manufacturers, and consumers in the appropriate handling of tubing with Luer-tip connectors.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Healthcare Excellence, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Debora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Simmons
authors.forename: Marjorie Shaw
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grissinger
authors.forename: Shawn C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States