Computerisation of a paper-based intravenous insulin protocol reduces errors in a prospective crossover simulated tight glycaemic control study

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 161-168

  Lee, Anthony ^a   Faddoul, Badia ^b   Sowan, Azizeh ^c   Johnson, Karen L ^d   Silver, Kristi D ^e   Vaidya, Vinay ^e  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computerised; Insulin; Intensive care unit; Interpretation errors; Protocol; Tight glycaemic control

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNET; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMPUTERS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INSULIN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77952892268     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2010.03.001     Document Type: Article

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