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Medication prescribing errors in the intensive care unit of Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

Author(s) -

Mirkuzie Woldie,

Agalu,

Ayele,

Bedada

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of multidisciplinary healthcare

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65

H-Index - 30

ISSN - 1178-2390

DOI - 10.2147/jmdh.s24671

Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , emergency medicine , medication error , descriptive statistics , intensive care unit , health care , medical emergency , family medicine , pediatrics , patient safety , intensive care medicine , nursing , economics , economic growth , statistics , mathematics

A number of studies indicated that prescribing errors in the intensive care unit (ICU) are frequent and lead to patient morbidity and mortality, increased length of stay, and substantial extra costs. In Ethiopia, the prevalence of medication prescribing errors in the ICU has not previously been studied.

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