AHRQ Patient Safety Network ► Accidents and incidents related to intravenous drug administration: a pre-post study following implementation of smart pumps in a teaching hospital.

AHRQ Patient Safety Network





Accidents and incidents related to intravenous drug administration: a pre-post study following implementation of smart pumps in a teaching hospital.

Guérin A, Tourel J, Delage E, et al. Drug Saf. 2015 Jun 25; [Epub ahead of print].

This pre-post study evaluated the impact of smart pump infusion devices on reported adverse drug events(ADEs) in an inpatient setting. Researchers observed an increase in ADEs immediately following implementation of the new devices, as has been previously seen after electronic health record implementation. Subsequently, ADEs returned to rates similar to before smart pump use. This lack of benefit from smart pumps indicates the need for human factors approaches to characterize the actual use of devices.

PubMed citation 
Available at 

Related Resources

COMMENTARY

Maximizing smart pump technology to enhance patient safety.

Makic MBF. Clin Nurs Spec. 2015;29:195-197.

COMMENTARY

The Role of Bar Coding and Smart Pumps in Safety

Jeffrey M. Rothschild, MD, MPH; Carol Keohane, RN, BSN AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. September 2008.

COMMENTARY

Preventing medication errors in hospitals through a systems approach and technological innovation: a prescription for 2010.

Crane J, Crane FG. Hosp Top. Fall 2006;84:3-8.

STUDY

Effects of an automatic drug dispensing system on medication adverse event occurrences and cost containment at SAMSO.

Dib JG, Abdulmohsin SA, Farooki MU, et al. Hosp Pharm. 2006;41:1180-1184.

View all related resources...