Critical Care
Volume 12
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 ReviewClinical review: Medication errors in critical careEric Moyen, Eric Camiré and Henry Thomas Stelfox  Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, EG23A, 1403-29 Street NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 2T9  author email corresponding author email
Critical Care 2008,
12:208doi:10.1186/cc6813 See related commentary by Parshoram, http://ccforum.com/content/12/2/137 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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