Intravenous infusion practices across England and their impact on patient safety: a mixed-methods observational study

Intravenous infusion practices across England and their impact on patient safety: a mixed-methods observational study

Background: Intravenous (IV) medication administration has traditionally been regarded to be error-prone with high potential for harm. A recent US multisite study revealed surprisingly few potentially harmful errors despite a high overall error rate. However, there is limited evidence about infusion...

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Main Authors: Ann Blandford, Dominic Furniss, Galal H Galal-Edeen, Gill Chumbley, Li Wei, Astrid Mayer, Bryony Dean Franklin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2020-02-01
Series:Health Services and Delivery Research
Subjects:
intravenous infusions
medication administration
england
hospitals
patient harm
risk
patient safety
resilience
mixed methods
observational study
qualitative study
medication errors
organisational standards
policy
practice
safety management
complexity science
complex adaptive system
ders
dose error reduction software
infusion devices
smart pumps
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr08070

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https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr08070

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