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1: Crit Care. 2008;12(2):208. Epub 2008 Mar 12.
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Clinical review: medication errors in critical care.

Moyen E, Camiré E, Stelfox HT.

Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, EG23A, 1403-29 Street NW, Calgary, AB, Canada.

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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PMID: 18373883 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

PMCID: PMC2447555