Aust Crit Care
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To determine the frequency of medication errors that occurred during the preparation and administration of IV drugs in an intensive care unit. ⋯ Since our system is devoid of a well-organized reporting system, errors are not detected and consequently not prevented. Administrators need to take the initiative of developing systems that guarantee safe medication administration.
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The Intensive Care Collaborative project was established with the specific aim of developing recommendations for clinical practice that are underpinned by the best available evidence to support the objective of improving the standard of care delivered in NSW Intensive Care Units. The eyecare clinical practice guideline for intensive care patients were developed as a result of this initiative. ⋯ The recommendations from this clinical practice guideline were peer-reviewed and examined by ophthalmology experts. Despite the heavy reliance on only a small number of studies and low level of evidence, the recommendations have the potential to positively affect patient outcomes by encouraging clinicians to assess and monitor for ophthalmological complications and to provide appropriate preventative interventions if implemented extensively.