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High-alert medication administration and intravenous smart pumps: a descriptive analysis of clinical practice.

Marwitz KK, Giuliano KK, Su W-T, et al. High-alert medication administration and intravenous smart pumps: A descriptive analysis of clinical practice. Res Social Admin Pharm. 2019;15(7):889-894. doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2019.02.007.

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July 31, 2019
Marwitz KK, Giuliano KK, Su W-T, et al. Res Social Admin Pharm. 2019;15(7):889-894.
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This retrospective study of smart infusion pump use across multiple hospitals found that the majority of pump alerts are overridden by clinicians, regardless of the type of pump or whether the medication is a high-alert medication. These results suggest a need to augment alerting algorithms to prevent alert fatigue and improve safety.

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Marwitz KK, Giuliano KK, Su W-T, et al. High-alert medication administration and intravenous smart pumps: A descriptive analysis of clinical practice. Res Social Admin Pharm. 2019;15(7):889-894. doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2019.02.007.