Selected medical errors in the intensive care unit: results of the IATROREF study: parts I and II.
Garrouste-Orgeas M, Timsit JF, Vesin A, et al. Selected Medical Errors in the Intensive Care Unit. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009;181(2):134-142. doi:10.1164/rccm.200812-1820oc.
This study discovered that patients experiencing more than two adverse events had an associated threefold increase in the risk of intensive care unit (ICU) death.