A comparison of voluntarily reported medication errors in intensive care and general care units.

S L Kane-Gill; J G Kowiatek; R J Weber

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A comparison of voluntarily reported medication errors in intensive care and general care units.

March 24, 2010

Kane-Gill SL, Kowiatek JG, Weber RJ. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(1):55-9.

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The type, severity, and underlying causes of medication errors in intensive care unit patients were significantly different from those in general ward patients, according to this analysis of voluntary error reports from a single hospital.

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