Antimicrobial residual drug error in the intensive care unit; a single blinded prospective observational study.

Paul Jarrett; Samantha Keogh; Jason A Roberts; Steven C Wallis; Fiona M Coyer

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Antimicrobial residual drug error in the intensive care unit; a single blinded prospective observational study.

July 26, 2023

Jarrett P, Keogh S, Roberts JA, et al. Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2023;77:103403.

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As with all medications, delays in or underdosing of antimicrobials can result in unnecessarily long hospital stays. This study found that discarded antibiotic vials in the intensive care unit (ICU) contained residual drug remaining in the vial (median 3.7% error). This finding suggests patients may not be receiving the full prescribed dose.

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