Automated drug dispensing system reduces medication errors in an intensive care setting.

Claire Chapuis; Matthieu Roustit; Gaëlle Bal; Carole Schwebel; Pascal Pansu; Sandra David-Tchouda; Luc Foroni; Jean Calop; Jean-François Timsit; Benoît Allenet; Jean-Luc Bosson; Pierrick Bedouch

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Automated drug dispensing system reduces medication errors in an intensive care setting.

September 29, 2010

Chapuis C, Roustit M, Bal G, et al. Crit Care Med. 2010;38(12):2275-2281.

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An automated drug dispensing system reduced medication errors at both the dispensing and administration steps in an adult intensive care unit.

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