ArticleHeliyon2020
Designing and evaluating an automated intravenous dosage medication calculation tool for reducing the time of stat medication administration in a pediatric emergency department.
Article in Heliyon, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Effect of a Mobile App on Medication Errors During Simulated Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: PEDIDOSIS App vs. Conventional Methods. A Multicenter Simulation-based Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical systems · 2026Trial
- Impact of automated dispensing cabinets on medication administration efficiency in the emergency department.BMC emergency medicine · 2026Observational
- Factors associated with delayed order-to-administration time in the emergency department: a retrospective analysis.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundUrgent medications are regularly prescribed using the term "stat", which indicates that the medication should be administered within 30 min after it is ordered. However, many hospitals struggle to reliably administer stat medications within 30 min after they are ordered. This study involved developing and evaluating an automated intravenous dosage medication calculation tool (AIVDMCT) for reducing the time between the order and administration of stat medications to children at a pediatric emergency department (PED) in Saudi Arabia.
methodsThis prospective observational study evaluated data from before (June-December 2016) and after (June-December 2017) the AIVDMCT was implemented for high-risk medications in our PED. Patients were considered eligible if they were <14 years old, weighed <40 kg, and required stat intravenous (IV) medications at the PED of our tertiary care hospital.
resultsImplementation of the AIVDMCT significantly reduce the intervals between the time of order (TO) and the time of preparation (TP) (average time: 8.05 ± 3.42 min) and between the TP and the time of administration (TA) (average time: 3.74 ± 1.70 min). Furthermore, the interval from the TO to the TA was significantly reduced after the AIVDMCT was implemented (average time: 11.79 ± 4.48 min, P < 0.001).
conclusionThe AIVDMCT was associated with a significant reduction in the interval from the TO to the TA. This increased the proportion of stat medications that were delivered within the 30-min target window.
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