Review of patient safety incidents submitted from critical care units in England & Wales to the UK National Patient Safety Agency.

A. N. Thomas; U. Panchagnula; R. J. Taylor

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Review of patient safety incidents submitted from critical care units in England & Wales to the UK National Patient Safety Agency.

December 2, 2009

Thomas AN, Panchagnula U, Taylor RJ. Anaesthesia. 2009;64(11):1178-85.

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This review of incident reports submitted to the United Kingdom's National Patient Safety Agency revealed that medication errors were the most common type of safety problem reported in critical care units.

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