Population
382 patients (age >= 15 yrs; 400 consecutive admissions) admitted to two ICUs in France.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
ICU stay
Authors
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May warrant ICU safety protocols to curb complications; leaves open whether prevention reduces mortality.
Major iatrogenic complications are frequent in the ICU, often related to human errors and high nursing workload, and are associated with significantly increased mortality.
Giraud et al. (1993) studied this question.