Iatrogenesis in neonatal intensive care units: observational and interventional, prospective, multicenter study.

Amir Kugelman; Esther Inbar-Sanado; Eric S. Shinwell; Imad R. Makhoul; Meiron Leshem; Shmuel Zangen; Orly Wattenberg; Tanya Kaplan; Arieh Riskin; David Bader

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Iatrogenesis in neonatal intensive care units: observational and interventional, prospective, multicenter study.

September 17, 2008

Kugelman A, Inbar-Sanado E, Shinwell ES, et al. Pediatrics. 2008;122(3):550-555.

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This prospective study examined the rate of iatrogenesis in neonatal intensive care units, and found that rates were quite high with noted variability from unit to unit. Investigators used an iatrogenesis advocate to build awareness of these events both for families and providers.

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