Incidents and errors in neonatal intensive care: a review of the literature.

C. Snijders; R. A. van Lingen; A. Molendijk; W. P F Fetter

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Incidents and errors in neonatal intensive care: a review of the literature.

September 5, 2007

Snijders C, van Lingen RA, Molendijk A, et al. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2007;92(5):F391-8.

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This systematic review characterizes the elements of successful incident reporting systems in neonatal intensive care and calls for future investigation of the impact and benefits of such systems.

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