Open AccessThe Potential Role of Smart Infusion Devices in Preventing or Contributing to Medication Administration Errors: A Descriptive Study of 2 Data Sets
Author(s) -
Yogini Jani,
Gillian Chumbley,
Dominic Furniss,
Ann Blandford,
Bryony Dean Franklin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of patient safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1549-8425
pISSN - 1549-8417
DOI - 10.1097/pts.0000000000000751
Subject(s) - medicine , patient safety , observational study , psychological intervention , infusion pump , medical emergency , medication error , computer science , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , health care , nursing , economics , economic growth
Errors in medication administration are common, with many interventions suggested to reduce them. For intravenous infusion-related errors, "smart infusion devices" incorporating dose error reduction software are widely advocated. Our aim was to explore the role of smart infusion devices in preventing or contributing to medication administration errors using retrospective review of 2 complementary data sets that collectively included a wide range of errors with different levels of actual or potential harm.