Evaluation of an electronic dosing calculator to reduce pediatric medication errors.
Murray B, Streitz MJ, Hilliard M, et al. Evaluation of an Electronic Dosing Calculator to Reduce Pediatric Medication Errors. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2019;58(4):413-416. doi:10.1177/0009922818821871.
Pediatric medication dosing is often weight-based and therefore subject to calculation errors. This prospective study demonstrated that use of a clinical decision support tool (a dosing calculator) significantly reduced medication errors.