Medication errors in critical care: risk factors, prevention and disclosure.

Eric Camiré; Eric Moyen; Henry Thomas Stelfox

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Medication errors in critical care: risk factors, prevention and disclosure.

April 22, 2011

Camiré E, Moyen E, Stelfox HT. CMAJ. 2009;180(9):936-43.

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This review uses a case study as a platform to discuss the role of medication reconciliation, pharmacist engagement, and other strategies to prevent and disclose medical errors in critically ill patients.

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