Development of an "infusion pump safety score".
Carlson R, Johnson B, Ensign RH. Development of an "infusion pump safety score". Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2015;72(10):777-9. doi:10.2146/ajhp140421.
Although infusion pumps improve the safety of medication delivery, they can also contribute to alert fatigue and decrease individualized patient care. This commentary describes how a large health care system developed a scoring system to analyze the appropriateness of alerts recorded by infusion pumps and customize concentrations of the drugs delivered.