Computerized Physician Order Entry in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Narrative Review.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Computerized physician order entry (CPOE) has grown since the early 1990s. While many systems serve adult patients, systems for pediatric and neonatal populations have lagged. Adapting adult CPOE systems for pediatric use may require significant modifications to address complexities associated with pediatric care such as daily weight changes and small medication doses. OBJECTIVE:This article aims to review the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) CPOE literature to characterize trends in the introduction of this technology and to identify potential areas for further research. METHODS:Articles pertaining to NICU CPOE were identified in MEDLINE using MeSH terms "medical order entry systems," "drug therapy," "intensive care unit, neonatal," "infant, newborn," etc. Two physician revi

SUBMITTER: York JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6609270 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature