Errors and discrepancies in the administration of intravenous infusions: a mixed methods multihospital observational study.

Imogen Lyons; Dominic Furniss; Ann Blandford; Gillian Chumbley; Ioanna Iacovides; Li Wei; Anna Cox; Astrid Mayer; Jolien Vos; Galal H. Galal-Edeen; Kumiko O. Schnock; Patricia C. Dykes; David W. Bates; Bryony Dean Franklin

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Errors and discrepancies in the administration of intravenous infusions: a mixed methods multihospital observational study.

June 6, 2018

Lyons I, Furniss D, Blandford A, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018;27(11):892-901.

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Errors and discrepancies in intravenous infusions were common in this study performed at two English hospitals, but only a small proportion of errors led to patient harm. The use of smart pumps did not appear to protect against errors.

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