Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Understanding medical errors and adverse events in ICU patients

  • Understanding the Disease
  • Published:
Intensive Care Medicine Aims and scope Submit manuscript

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1

References

  1. Garrouste-Orgeas M, Timsit JF, Vesin A, Schwebel C, Arnodo P, Lefrant JY, Souweine B, Tabah A, Charpentier J, Gontier O, Fieux F, Mourvillier B, Troche G, Reignier J, Dumay MF, Azoulay E, Reignier B, Carlet J, Soufir L (2010) Selected medical errors in the intensive care unit: results of the IATROREF study: parts I and II. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 181:134–142

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  2. Garrouste-Orgeas M, Perrin M, Soufir L, Vesin A, Blot F, Maxime V, Beuret P, Troche G, Klouche K, Argaud L, Azoulay E, Timsit JF (2015) The IATROREF study: medical errors are associated with symptoms of depression in ICU staff but not burnout or safety culture. Intensive Care Med 41:273–284

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  3. Valentin A, Capuzzo M, Guidet B, Moreno RP, Dolanski L, Bauer P, Metnitz PG (2006) Patient safety in intensive care: results from the multinational sentinel events evaluation (SEE) study. Intensive Care Med 32:1591–1598

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  4. Valentin A, Capuzzo M, Guidet B, Moreno R, Metnitz B, Bauer P, Metnitz P (2009) Errors in administration of parenteral drugs in intensive care units: multinational prospective study. BMJ 338:b814

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  5. James JT (2013) A new, evidence-based estimate of patient harms associated with hospital care. J Patient Saf 9:122–128

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  6. Merino P, Alvarez J, Cruz Martin M, Alonso A, Gutierrez I (2012) Adverse events in Spanish intensive care units: the SYREC study. Int J Qual Health Care 24:105–113

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  7. Garrouste-Orgeas M, Valentin A (2013) What’s new for patient safety in the ICU? Intensive Care Med 39:1829–1831

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  8. Huang DT, Clermont G, Sexton JB, Karlo CA, Miller RG, Weissfeld LA, Rowan KM, Angus DC (2007) Perceptions of safety culture vary across the intensive care units of a single institution. Crit Care Med 35:165–176

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  9. Valentin A, Schiffinger M, Steyrer J, Huber C, Strunk G (2013) Safety climate reduces medication and dislodgement errors in routine intensive care practice. Intensive Care Med 39:391–398

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  10. Laurent A, Aubert L, Chahraoui K, Bioy A, Mariage A, Quenot JP, Capellier G (2014) Error in intensive care: psychological repercussions and defense mechanisms among health professionals. Crit Care Med 42:2370–2378

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  11. Garrouste-Orgeas M, Soufir L, Tabah A, Schwebel C, Vesin A, Adrie C, Thuong M, Timsit JF (2012) A multifaceted program for improving quality of care in intensive care units: IATROREF study. Crit Care Med 40:468–476

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  12. Huang DT, Clermont G, Kong L, Weissfeld LA, Sexton JB, Rowan KM, Angus DC (2010) Intensive care unit safety culture and outcomes: a US multicenter study. Int J Qual Health Care 22:151–161

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  13. Hoffmann B, Muller V, Rochon J, Gondan M, Muller B, Albay Z, Weppler K, Leifermann M, Miessner C, Guthlin C, Parker D, Hofinger G, Gerlach FM (2014) Effects of a team-based assessment and intervention on patient safety culture in general practice: an open randomised controlled trial. BMJ Qual Saf 23:35–46

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  14. West CP, Tan AD, Habermann TM, Sloan JA, Shanafelt TD (2009) Association of resident fatigue and distress with perceived medical errors. JAMA 302:1294–1300

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  15. Landrigan CP, Rothschild JM, Cronin JW, Kaushal R, Burdick E, Katz JT, Lilly CM, Stone PH, Lockley SW, Bates DW, Czeisler CA (2004) Effect of reducing interns’ work hours on serious medical errors in intensive care units. N Engl J Med 351:1838–1848

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  16. Parshuram CS, Amaral AC, Ferguson ND, Baker GR, Etchells EE, Flintoft V, Granton J, Lingard L, Kirpalani H, Mehta S, Moldofsky H, Scales DC, Stewart TE, Willan AR, Friedrich JO (2015) Patient safety, resident well-being and continuity of care with different resident duty schedules in the intensive care unit: a randomized trial. CMAJ 187:321–329

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  17. Fahrenkopf AM, Sectish TC, Barger LK, Sharek PJ, Lewin D, Chiang VW, Edwards S, Wiedermann BL, Landrigan CP (2008) Rates of medication errors among depressed and burnt out residents: prospective cohort study. BMJ 336:488–491

    Article  PubMed Central  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Service de Réanimation Médico-Chirurgicale, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph, 185 rue Raymond Losserand, 75014, Paris, France

    Maité Garrouste-Orgeas

  2. IAME, UMR 1137, Paris Diderot University, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75018, Paris, France

    Maité Garrouste-Orgeas

  3. Outcomerea Research Group, 75019, Paris, France

    Maité Garrouste-Orgeas

  4. Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, 5021, Bergen, Norway

    Hans Flaatten

  5. Unidade de Cuidados Intensivos Neurocríticos, Hospital de São José, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central, Nova Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal

    Rui Moreno

Authors
  1. Maité Garrouste-Orgeas
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Hans Flaatten
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Rui Moreno
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Maité Garrouste-Orgeas.

Ethics declarations

Conflicts of interest

On behalf of all authors, the corresponding author states that there is no conflict of interest.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Garrouste-Orgeas, M., Flaatten, H. & Moreno, R. Understanding medical errors and adverse events in ICU patients. Intensive Care Med 42, 107–109 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-015-3968-x

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-015-3968-x

Keywords

Search

Navigation