The frequency of intravenous medication administration errors related to smart infusion pumps: a multihospital observational study

Kumiko O Schnock; Patricia C Dykes; Jennifer Albert; Deborah Ariosto; Rosemary Call; Caitlin Cameron; Diane L Carroll; Adrienne G Drucker; Linda Fang; Christine A Garcia-Palm; Marla M Husch; Ray R Maddox; Nicole McDonald; Julie McGuire; Sally Rafie; Emilee Robertson; Deb Saine; Melinda D Sawyer; Lisa P Smith; Kristy Dixon Stinger; Timothy W Vanderveen; Elizabeth Wade; Catherine S Yoon; Stuart Lipsitz; David W Bates

doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004465

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The frequency of intravenous medication administration errors related to smart infusion pumps: a multihospital observational study

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Kumiko O Schnock Division of General Internal Medicine & Primary Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Patricia C Dykes Division of General Internal Medicine & Primary Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jennifer Albert Munn Center for Nursing Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Deborah Ariosto Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rosemary Call The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Caitlin Cameron Department of Pharmacy, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Diane L Carroll Munn Center for Nursing Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Adrienne G Drucker Partners eCare, Partners Healthcare, Boston, Massachusetts, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Linda Fang Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Virginia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Christine A Garcia-Palm Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, Illinois, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Marla M Husch Solutions Management and Business Development, BD, San Diego, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ray R Maddox College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, Savannah, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Nicole McDonald Department of Pharmacy, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Julie McGuire Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield, Illinois, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sally Rafie Department of Pharmacy, UC San Diego Health, San Diego, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Emilee Robertson St Joseph's/Candler Health System, Savannah, Georgia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Deb Saine Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, Virginia, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Melinda D Sawyer The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lisa P Smith Department of Nursing, Western Connecticut Health Network, Danbury, Connecticut, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kristy Dixon Stinger Department of Nursing, Western Connecticut Health Network, Danbury, Connecticut, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Timothy W Vanderveen Solutions Management and Business Development, BD, San Diego, California, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Elizabeth Wade Concord Hospital, Concord, New Hampshire, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Catherine S Yoon Division of General Internal Medicine & Primary Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stuart Lipsitz Division of General Internal Medicine & Primary Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
David W Bates Division of General Internal Medicine & Primary Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Kumiko O Schnock, Division of General Internal Medicine & Primary Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 1620 Tremont Street, OBC-3, Boston, MA 02120-1613, USA; kschnock{at}partners.org

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Schnock KO, Dykes PC, Albert J, et al

The frequency of intravenous medication administration errors related to smart infusion pumps: a multihospital observational study

BMJ Quality & Safety 2017;26:131-140.

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Received June 5, 2015
Revised January 20, 2016
Accepted January 23, 2016
First published February 23, 2016.

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February 24, 2018

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