Improving adverse drug event detection in critically ill patients through screening intensive care unit transfer summaries.

Provide Feedback |

Submit a Case

Study

Improving adverse drug event detection in critically ill patients through screening intensive care unit transfer summaries.

July 31, 2013

Anthes AM, Harinstein LM, Smithburger PL, et al. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2013;22(5):510-6.

Medication errors are common when patients are transferred from the intensive care unit (ICU) to regular wards. This study used screening of ICU transfer summaries to detect these errors.

PubMed citation

Available at

Related Resources

Critical care nurses’ physical and mental health, worksite wellness support, and medical errors.

July 14, 2021

Acting between guidelines and reality- an interview study exploring the strategies of first line managers in patient safety work.

February 3, 2021

Medication histories in critically ill patients completed by pharmacy personnel.

August 7, 2019

Evaluation of medication errors at the transition of care from an ICU to non-ICU location.

March 27, 2019

Implementing strategies to identify and mitigate adverse safety events: a case study with unplanned extubations.

February 27, 2019

Evaluation of a measurement system to assess ICU team performance.

January 23, 2019

An electronic health record–based real-time analytics program for patient safety surveillance and improvement.

December 5, 2018

Patient outcomes after the introduction of statewide ICU nurse staffing regulations.

September 26, 2018

Prospective evaluation of medication-related clinical decision support over-rides in the intensive care unit.

February 28, 2018

Designing and evaluating an automated system for real-time medication administration error detection in a neonatal intensive care unit.

February 21, 2018

Nursing interruptions in a trauma intensive care unit: a prospective observational study.

May 3, 2017

Data-driven implementation of alarm reduction interventions in a cardiovascular surgical ICU.

February 8, 2017

Higher quality of care and patient safety associated with better NICU work environments.

September 2, 2015

Evaluation of an automated surveillance system using trigger alerts to prevent adverse drug events in the intensive care unit and general ward.

April 1, 2015

The effect of an electronic SBAR communication tool on documentation of acute events in the pediatric intensive care unit.

October 22, 2014

Reducing medication errors in critical care: a multimodal approach.

October 1, 2014

The morbidity and mortality conference in PICUs in the United States: a national survey.

September 24, 2014

Parents' perspective on safety in neonatal intensive care: a mixed-methods study.

July 23, 2014

A systematic review of teamwork in the intensive care unit: what do we know about teamwork, team tasks, and improvement strategies?

July 23, 2014

Failure events in transition of care for surgical patients.

March 5, 2014

Successful implementation of a unit-based quality nurse to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections.

February 12, 2014

Eliminating central line-associated bloodstream infections: a national patient safety imperative.

January 15, 2014

Characterising the complexity of medication safety using a human factors approach: an observational study in two intensive care units.

November 6, 2013

Interprofessional care in intensive care settings and the factors that impact it: results from a scoping review of ethnographic studies.

September 4, 2013

A clinical case of electronic health record drug alert fatigue: consequences for patient outcome.

June 12, 2013

Adverse drug events in a paediatric intensive care unit: a prospective cohort.

March 6, 2013

Nurses' perceptions of patient safety climate in intensive care units: a cross-sectional study.

February 27, 2013

Speaking up and sharing information improves trainee neonatal resuscitations.

December 12, 2012

Changes in end-user satisfaction with computerized provider order entry over time among nurses and providers in intensive care units.

November 28, 2012

Interventions to reduce medication errors in adult intensive care: a systematic review.

September 26, 2012

See More About

Intensive Care Units

Health Care Providers

Nurse Managers

Quality and Safety Professionals

Critical Care

To sign up for updates or to access your subscriber preferences, please enter your email address below.

5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Telephone: (301) 427-1364

Improving adverse drug event detection in critically ill patients through screening intensive care unit transfer summaries.

Connect With Us

Sign up for Email Updates

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Improving adverse drug event detection in critically ill patients through screening intensive care unit transfer summaries.

Connect With Us

Sign up for Email Updates

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

PSNet Log in

Submit Your Case

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

Submit Your Case

Continue as a Guest

Already have a PSNet

Account?

New Users