Medication safety and transfusion errors in the ICU and beyond

Erfan Hussain; Emily Kao

doi:10.1016/j.ccc.2004.08.003

Medication safety and transfusion errors in the ICU and beyond

Crit Care Clin. 2005 Jan;21(1):91-110, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.ccc.2004.08.003.

Authors

Erfan Hussain¹, Emily Kao

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, 300 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA. ehussain@nshs.edu

PMID: 15579355
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2004.08.003

Abstract

The modern day intensive care unit (ICU) is a place in which patients can receive continuous monitoring of physiologic variables with concentrated patient observation and care. Despite the "intensive care," errors do occur. This article reviews medication and transfusion errors, including the different types, causes, and possible solutions to prevent these errors from occurring in ICUs and the hospital at large.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Hospital Mortality*
Humans
Intensive Care Units / statistics & numerical data*
Medication Errors / prevention & control
Medication Errors / statistics & numerical data*
Transfusion Reaction*