Healthcare failure mode and effect analysis in the chemotherapy preparation process.

Cristina Pueyo-López; Marina Sánchez-Cuervo; Manuel Vélez-Díaz-Pallarés; Teresa Ortega-Hernández-Agero; Esther Gómez de Salazar-López de Silanes

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Healthcare failure mode and effect analysis in the chemotherapy preparation process.

November 17, 2021

Pueyo-López C, Sánchez-Cuervo M, Vélez-Díaz-Pallarés M, et al. J Oncol Pharm Pract. 2021;27(7):1588-1595.

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Researchers in this study used healthcare failure mode and effect analysis (HFMEA) to identify and reduce errors during chemotherapy preparation. Nine potential failure modes were identified – wrong label, drug, dose, solvent, or volume; non-sterile preparation; incomplete control; improper packaging or labeling, and; break or spill – and the potential causes and effects. Potential approaches to reduce these failure modes include updating the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), implementing a bar code system, and using a weight-based control system.

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