Effects of the implementation of a preventive interventions program on the reduction of medication errors in critically ill adult patients.

Carlos M Romero; Nicole Salazar; Lorena Rojas; Leslie Escobar; Héctor Griñén; María Angélica Berasaín; Eduardo Tobar; Marcela Jirón

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Effects of the implementation of a preventive interventions program on the reduction of medication errors in critically ill adult patients.

February 27, 2013

Romero CM, Salazar N, Rojas L, et al. J Crit Care. 2013;28(4):451-60.

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A multidisciplinary intervention significantly reduced the incidence of medication errors in an adult intensive care unit.

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