Improving medication safety for intensive care patients transitioning to a hospital ward: development of a theory-informed intervention package.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Care of critically ill patients is complex, requiring effective collaboration co-ordination and communication across care teams and professions. Medicines are a fundamental component of the acute interventions intensive care unit (ICU) patients receive, requiring frequent review and optimisation according to patient needs. ICU patients recovering to transfer to a hospital ward are at risk of medication transition errors, contributing to poorer patient and health-system outcomes. We aimed to develop of a theory-informed intervention package to improve medication safety for ICU patients transferring to a hospital ward.

Methods

We conducted a qualitative study comprising two UK face-to-face focus group meetings in April and May 2022. There were ten participants in ea

SUBMITTER: Bourne RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11600792 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature