SynthesisApplied clinical informatics2015
The Efficacy of Patients' Wristband Bar-code on Prevention of Medical Errors: A Meta-analysis Study.
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- Improving Immunization Health Care Data Quality using Two-Dimensional Barcoding and Barcode Scanning Practices.Applied clinical informatics · 2024Article
- A real-time system to report abnormal events involving staff in a nuclear medicine therapy unit.Radiation protection dosimetry · 2023Article
- Implementation of 2D Barcode Medication Labels and Smart Pumps in Pediatric Acute Care: Lessons Learned.Applied clinical informatics · 2023Article
- A Novel Use of Bar Code Medication Administration Data to Assess Nurse Staffing and Workload.Applied clinical informatics · 2023Article
- Implementation and Effectiveness of a Bar Code-Based Transfusion Management System for Transfusion Safety in a Tertiary Hospital: Retrospective Quality Improvement Study.JMIR medical informatics · 2019Article
- A convolutional neural network-based system to prevent patient misidentification in FDG-PET examinations.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Understanding Health Information Technology Induced Medication Safety Events by Two Conceptual Frameworks.Applied clinical informatics · 2019Article
- The impact of health information technology on patient safety.Saudi medical journal · 2017Review
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundPatient misidentification, as a major patient safety issue, occurs in any healthcare setting and leads to inappropriate medical procedures, diagnosis or treatment, with serious outcomes.
objectivesThe study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of wristband bar-code medication scanning to reduce medical errors (ME).
methodsA meta-analysis study was conducted. The relevant studies were searched in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and Scopus from 1990 to March 2015. Thereafter, the studies retrieved were screened based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data were extracted, and the quality of the included studies was evaluated using the STROBE checklist.
resultsIn total, 14 articles involving 483 cases were included. The meta-analysis indicated that the use of wristband bar-code medication scanning can reduce the ME around 57.5% (OR=0.425, 95% CI: 0.28-0.65, P<0.001). The study results showed a marked heterogeneity in the subgroup analysis (I-squared=98%). This was I(2)=70.35, P-value=0.018 for the type of samples and I(2)=99%, P-value<0.001 for years and countries.
conclusionWristband bar-code medication scanning can decrease the ME in hospital setting. Since the patient's safety is the main goal of the World Health Organization, it is recommended that a unique patient identification barcode should be used with name, medical record number, and bar-coded financial number.
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