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Published in: Critical Care 2/2008

01-04-2008 | Review

Clinical review: Medication errors in critical care

Authors: Eric Moyen, Eric Camiré, Henry Thomas Stelfox

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 2/2008

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Abstract

Medication errors in critical care are frequent, serious, and predictable. Critically ill patients are prescribed twice as many medications as patients outside of the intensive care unit (ICU) and nearly all will suffer a potentially life-threatening error at some point during their stay. The aim of this article is to provide a basic review of medication errors in the ICU, identify risk factors for medication errors, and suggest strategies to prevent errors and manage their consequences.
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Metadata
Title
Clinical review: Medication errors in critical care
Authors
Eric Moyen
Eric Camiré
Henry Thomas Stelfox
Publication date
01-04-2008
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 2/2008
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc6813

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