Medication Errors in an Internal Intensive Care Unit of a Large Teaching Hospital: A Direct Observation Study

Medication errors account for about 78% of serious medical errors in intensive care unit (ICU). So far no study has been performed in Iran to evaluate all type of possible medication errors in ICU. Therefore the objective of this study was to reveal the frequency, type and consequences of all type o...

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Main Authors: Afsaneh Vazin, Saadat Delfani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2012-06-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
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Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/3924