Medication errors in an intensive care unit.

Elena Bohomol; Lais Helena Ramos; Maria D'Innocenzo

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Medication errors in an intensive care unit.

May 20, 2009

Bohomol E, Ramos LH, D'Innocenzo M. J Adv Nurs. 2009;65(6):1259-67.

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Pharmacy problems, including lack of medication availability and transcription problems, were the principal contributors to medication errors in this Brazilian study.

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