Errors in administration of parenteral drugs in intensive care units: multinational prospective study
Open Access
- 12 March 2009
- Vol. 338 (mar12 1), b814
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b814
Abstract
This article delineates the ever-increasing complexity and potential for danger involving patient care, especially in the intensive care setting. The authors postulate that parenteral medication errors in the intensive care unit are not only common but also pose a severe safety problem affecting patient morbidity and mortality. This project stems from the SEE 1 study, a multinational sentinel events study that evaluated patient...This publication has 31 references indexed in Scilit:
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