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Abstract
With an estimated 90% of all hospitalized patients receiving intravenous medications via infusion pumps, intravenous infusion pump systems are among the most frequently used technologies in health care. This article reviews important issues regarding clinical usability, intravenous medication administration error, and patient safety related to the use of intravenous smart pumps. Although it is possible to address some of the issues with changes in clinical processes, the most fundamental challenges need to be addressed through innovation and the development of new technologies using a human factors approach.Entities:
Keywords: IV infusion/medication error; IV smart pump; Medical device usability; Patient safety
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29724440 DOI: 10.1016/j.cnc.2018.02.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am ISSN: 0899-5885 Impact factor: 1.326