doi: 10.1016/s1553-7250(08)34007-0.
Medication errors associated with code situations in U.S. hospitals: direct and collateral damage
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Medication errors associated with code situations in U.S. hospitals: direct and collateral damage
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf.
2008 Jan.
Abstract
A retrospective analysis of 842 medication errors related to code situations revealed that "collateral damage" errors accounted for 74% of all code-related errors, whereas 21% involved patients directly experiencing codes.
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