Adverse drug events in a paediatric intensive care unit: a prospective cohort.

Dafne C B Silva; Orlei Ribeiro Araujo; Rodrigo G Arduini; Carolina F R Alonso; Audrey R O Shibata; Eduardo J Troster

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Adverse drug events in a paediatric intensive care unit: a prospective cohort.

March 6, 2013

Silva DCB, Araujo OR, Arduini RG, et al. BMJ Open. 2013;3(2):e001868.

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This study used trigger tools to identify the incidence and risk factors for medication errors in a pediatric intensive care unit.

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