Background: Although critically ill adults often have extended hospital lengths of stay and are at high risk of having medication-related adverse events, the value of medication histories in these patients remains underreported.
Objective: To assess the feasibility of performing medication histories in critically ill adults and to establish the frequency of and characterize identified discrepancies.
Methods: This prospective study included patients admitted to 4 intensive care units (ICUs) in a large academic medical center and was conducted in 2 phases.