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Medication Mix-Up Leads to Patient Death

Luciano Sanchez  1 , Patrick Romano  2
In: WebM&M: Case Studies [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2019 Oct.
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Medication Mix-Up Leads to Patient Death

Luciano Sanchez et al.
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None of the authors has any affiliation or financial involvement that conflicts with the material presented in this report.

Editor’s Note: this case was adapted from: Searcy L, Eads M. Medication mix-up blamed for death of a patient at Lexington hospital. Lex18 News. July 25, 2023.

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