Critical Care Safety Study Finds High Rates of Preventable Medical Errors
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Critical Care Safety Study Finds High Rates of Preventable Medical Errors
- 1. SICU Journal Club: The Critical Care Safety Study July 25, 2007 Christopher J. Utz, MD
- 9. Results Data collected during nine 3-wk periods (5 in MICU, 4 in CCU) Observed 391 patients 420 admissions 1490 patient-days Patient demographics are different between MICU and CCU
- 13. Results 56 (47%) of adverse events due to ADE including 19 preventable ADE’s Medications contributed to 78% of serious errors Medication errors most commonly associated w/ treatment (87%) Also associated w/ prevention, diagnosis, & monitoring
- 16. Discussion Study limitations Primarily studied interns May not be generalizable to ICU’s w/ markedly different patient populations May not be generalizable to non-teaching ICU’s
- 17. Questions?
- 18. Additional Info