Comparison of intensive care unit medication errors reported to the United States' MedMarx and the United Kingdom's National Reporting and Learning System: a cross-sectional study.

Joyce A. Wahr; Andrew D. Shore; Lindsay H. Harris; Philippa Rogers; Sukhmeet Panesar; Linda Matthew; Peter Pronovost; Kevin Cleary; Julius C. Pham

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Comparison of intensive care unit medication errors reported to the United States' MedMarx and the United Kingdom's National Reporting and Learning System: a cross-sectional study.

January 14, 2014

Wahr JA, Shore AD, Harris LH, et al. Am J Med Qual. 2014;29(1):61-9.

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This study found significant differences in the types and severity of intensive care unit medication errors between hospitals in the United Kingdom and the United States.

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