title: Medication errors associated with code situations in U.S. hospitals: direct and collateral damage.
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.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: Angela K M
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Lipshutz
authors.forename: Laura L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Morloc
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Shore
authors.forename: Rodney W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Hicks
authors.forename: Sydney M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Dy
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Pronovost
authors.forename: Bradford D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Winters
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000592:standards; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods; D016414:Resuscitation Orders; D014481:United States