RESUMEN
With an estimated 90% of all hospitalized patients receiving intravenous medications via infusion pumps, intravenous infusion pump systems are among the most frequently used technologies in health care. This article reviews important issues regarding clinical usability, intravenous medication administration error, and patient safety related to the use of intravenous smart pumps. Although it is possible to address some of the issues with changes in clinical processes, the most fundamental challenges need to be addressed through innovation and the development of new technologies using a human factors approach.
Asunto(s)
Bombas de Infusión/estadística & datos numéricos , Infusiones Intravenosas/estadística & datos numéricos , Errores de Medicación/prevención & control , Seguridad del Paciente , Enfermería de Cuidados Críticos , Quimioterapia Asistida por Computador/enfermería , Humanos , Errores de Medicación/enfermeríaRESUMEN
Intravenous smart pump devices hold specific medications in electronic libraries. These libraries contain predetermined volumes with corresponding administration rate limits. Smart pumps prevent nurses from engaging in calculations under high-pressure situations and ensure that only therapies available to the nurse are administered to patients. When this technology is available and not utilized, litigation could be successful in finding fault on the nurse. Therefore, nurses should use the available smart pump technology every time when administering intravenous therapy.
