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Identification of patient safety threats in a post-intensive care clinic.
May 31, 2023
Karlic KJ, Valley TS, Cagino LM, et al. Am J Med Qual. 2023;38(3):117-121.
Because patients discharged from the intensive care unit (ICU) are at increased risk of readmission and post-ICU adverse events, some hospitals have opened post-ICU clinics. This article describes safety threats identified by post-ICU clinic staff. Medication errors and inadequate medical follow-up made up nearly half of identified safety threats. More than two-thirds were preventable or ameliorable.
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