Selected medical errors in the intensive care unit: Results of the IATROREF study: Parts I and II

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 134-142

  Garrouste Orgeas, Maité ^a,b   Timsit, Jean François ^b,c,d   Vesin, Aurelien ^b,c   Schwebel, Carole ^d   Arnodo, Patrick ^e   Lefrant, Jean Yves ^f   Souweine, Bertrand ^g   Tabah, Alexis ^d   Charpentier, Julien ^h   Gontier, Olivier ⁱ   Fieux, Fabienne ^j   Mourvillier, Bruno ^k   Troché, Gilles ^l   Reignier, Jean ^m   Dumay, Marie Françoise ⁿ   Azoulay, Elie ^j   Reignier, Bernard ^k   Carlet, Jean ^a   Soufir, Lilia ^a  

^a SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSTITUT ALBERT BONNIOT   (France)

^c Department of Biostatistics   (France)

^d Albert Michallon Teaching Hospital   (France)

^e Pays d'Aix Hospital   (France)

^f DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY   (France)

^g SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

^h Cochin Teaching Hospital ^*  (France)

ⁱ Pasteur Hospital   (France)

^j SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^k BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^l Mignot Hospital   (France)

^m Les Oudaries Hospital   (France)

ⁿ Ile de France Interregional Centre   (France)

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Author keywords

Adverse event; IATROREF; Intensive care unit; Medical error; Quality indicator

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; INSULIN; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DELPHI STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERROR; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSULIN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 74949097999     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200812-1820OC     Document Type: Article

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