Automated drug dispensing system reduces medication errors in an intensive care setting

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2275-2281

  Chapuis, Claire ^a   Roustit, Matthieu ^a   Bal, Gaëlle ^a   Schwebel, Carole ^a   Pansu, Pascal ^b   David Tchouda, Sandra ^a,c   Foroni, Luc ^a   Calop, Jean ^a,c   Timsit, Jean François ^a   Allenet, Benoît ^a,c   Bosson, Jean Luc ^a,c   Bedouch, Pierrick ^a,c  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE TIMC IMAG   (France)

Author keywords

clinical pharmacy information systems; drug safety; hospital drug distribution systems; intensive care units; job satisfaction; medication errors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 78650308278     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181f8569b     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. Leape LL, Brennan TA, Laird N, et al: The nature of adverse events in hospitalized patients. Results of the Harvard Medical Practice Study II. N Engl J Med 1991; 324: 377-384
2. National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP): Taxonomy of medication errors. Available at: http://www.NCCMERP.org. Accessed August 18, 2009
3. Aspden PW JA, Palugo R, Bastien T: Institute of Medicine. Preventing Medication Errors. Washington, DC, National Academies Press, 2006
4. Bates DW, Cullen DJ, Laird N, et al: Incidence of adverse drug events and potential adverse drug events. Implications for prevention. ADE Prevention Study Group. JAMA 1995; 274:29-34
5. Taxis K, Dean B, Barber N: Hospital drug distribution systems in the UK and Germany-a study of medication errors. Pharm World Sci 1999; 21:25-31
6. Anselmi ML, Peduzzi M, Dos Santos CB: Errors in the administration of intravenous medication in Brazilian hospitals. J Clin Nurs 2007; 16:1839-1847
7. Barker KN, Flynn EA, Pepper GA, et al: Medication errors observed in 36 health care facilities. Arch Intern Med 2002; 162: 1897-1903
8. Calabrese AD, Erstad BL, Brandl K, et al: Medication administration errors in adult patients in the ICU. Intensive Care Med 2001; 27:1592-1598
9. Rothschild JM, Landrigan CP, Cronin JW, et al: The Critical Care Safety Study: The incidence and nature of adverse events and serious medical errors in intensive care. Crit Care Med 2005; 33:1694-1700
10. Fahimi F, Ariapanah P, Faizi M, et al: Errors in preparation and administration of intravenous medications in the intensive care unit of a teaching hospital: An observational study. Aust Crit Care 2008; 21:110-116
11. van den Bemt PM, Fijn R, van der Voort PH, et al: Frequency and determinants of drug administration errors in the intensive care unit. Crit Care Med 2002; 30:846-850
12. Valentin A, Capuzzo M, Guidet B, et al: Errors in administration of parenteral drugs in intensive care units: Multinational prospective study. BMJ 2009; 338:b814
13. Tissot E, Cornette C, Demoly P, et al: Medication errors at the administration stage in an intensive care unit. Intensive Care Med 1999; 25:353-359
14. Kopp BJ, Erstad BL, Allen ME, et al: Medication errors and adverse drug events in an intensive care unit: Direct observation approach for detection. Crit Care Med 2006; 34:415-425
15. Bates DW, Leape LL, Cullen DJ, et al: Effect of computerized physician order entry and a team intervention on prevention of serious medication errors. JAMA 1998; 280: 1311-1316
16. Paoletti RD, Suess TM, Lesko MG, et al: Using bar-code technology and medication observation methodology for safer medication administration. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2007; 64:536-543
17. Guerrero RM, Nickman NA, Jorgenson JA: Work activities before and after implementation of an automated dispensing system. Am J Health Syst Pharm 1996; 53:548-554
18. Barker KN, Pearson RE, Hepler CD, et al: Effect of an automated bedside dispensing machine on medication errors. Am J Hosp Pharm 1984; 41:1352-1358
19. Borel JM, Rascati KL: Effect of an automated, nursing unit-based drug-dispensing device on medication errors. Am J Health Syst Pharm 1995; 52:1875-1879
20. Shirley KL: Effect of an automated dispensing system on medication administration time. Am J Health Syst Pharm 1999; 56: 1542-1545
21. Perras C, Jacobs P, Boucher M, et al: Technologies to reduce errors in dispensing and administration of medication in hospitals: Clinical and economic analyses. Technology report number 121. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, 2009
22. Kuiper SA, McCreadie SR, Mitchell JF, et al: Medication errors in inpatient pharmacy operations and technologies for improvement. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2007; 64:955-959
23. Barker K, MacConnell W: The problems of detecting errors in hospitals. Am J Hosp Pharm 1962; 19:360-369
24. Flynn EA, Barker KN, Pepper GA, et al: Comparison of methods for detecting medication errors in 36 hospitals and skilled-nursing facilities. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2002; 59:436-446
25. Allan EL, Barker KN: Fundamentals of medication error research. Am J Hosp Pharm 1990; 47:555-571
26. Venkatesh V, Davis F: A theoretical extension of the technology acceptance model: Four longitudinal field studies. Manage Sci 2000; 46:186-204
27. Day G, Minichiello V, Madison J: Self-reported perceptions of Registered Nurses working in Australian hospitals. J Nurs Manag 2007; 15:403-413
28. Schein E: Kurt Lewin's change theory in the field and in the classroom: Notes toward a model of managed learning. System Pract Action Res 1996; 9:27-47
29. Tissot E, Cornette C, Capellier G, et al: Assessment of medication errors: Methodological details. Intensive Care Med 1999; 25: 1478
30. Roy PM, Durieux P, Gillaizeau F, et al: A computerized handheld decision-support system to improve pulmonary embolism diagnosis: A randomized trial. Ann Intern Med 2009; 151:677-686
31. Barker K, Heller W, Brennan J, et al: The development of a centralized unit dose dispensing system Part IV: The pilot study- Medication errors and drug losses. Am J Hosp Pharm 1964; 2:609-625
32. Moyen E, Camiré E, Stelfox H: Clinical review: Medication errors in critical care. Crit Care 2008; 12:208
33. Tamblyn R, Huang A, Kawasumi Y, et al: The development and evaluation of an integrated electronic prescribing and drug management system for primary care. J Am Med Inform Assoc 13:148-159
34. Horsky J, Kuperman G, Patel V: Comprehensive analysis of a medication dosing error related to CPOE. J Am Med Inform Assoc 2205; 12:377-382
35. Hufschmid Thurnherr E, Lanker Klossner B, Oertle M: Potential benefits of an automated medication distribution system combined with computerized physician order entry. EJHP 2003; 6:26-30
36. Rudis MI, Brandl KM: Position paper on critical care pharmacy services. Society of Critical Care Medicine and American College of Clinical Pharmacy Task Force on Critical Care Pharmacy Services. Crit Care Med 2000; 28:3746-3750
37. Camiré E, Moyen E, Stelfox HT: Medication errors in critical care: Risk factors, prevention and disclosure. CMAJ 2009; 180: 936-943