Iatrogenic delirium and coma: a "near miss."

William F Dunn; Shirley C Adams; Robert W Adams

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Iatrogenic delirium and coma: a "near miss."

May 21, 2008

Dunn WF, Adams SC, Adams RW. Chest. 2008;133(5):1217-20.

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This case report describes how diagnostic and medication errors led to a temporary coma. The article features the views of both the patient and her husband, and an accompanying editorial discusses disclosing errors to patients.

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