Dose error reduction software in medication safety risk management - optimising the smart infusion pump dosing limits in neonatal intensive care unit prior to implementation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Smart infusion pumps with dose error reduction software can be used to prevent harmful medication errors. The aim of this study was to develop a method for defining and assessing optimal dosing limits in a neonatal intensive care unit's smart infusion pump drug library by using simulation-type test cases developed based on medication error reports.

Methods

This mixed-methods study applied both qualitative and quantitative methods. First, wrong infusion rate-related medication errors reported in the neonatal intensive care unit during 2018-2019 were explored by quantitative descriptive analysis and qualitative content analysis to identify the error mechanisms. The researchers developed simulation-type test cases with potential errors, and a literature-based calcula

SUBMITTER: Kuitunen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8902762 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature