BACKGROUND:Numerous med.cal conditions require timely med.cation administration in the emergency department(ed..Automated.dispensing systems(ADSs)store premixed.common doses at the point-of-care to minimize time to ad...
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BACKGROUND:Numerous med.cal conditions require timely med.cation administration in the emergency department(ed..Automated.dispensing systems(ADSs)store premixed.common doses at the point-of-care to minimize time to administration,but the use of such automation to improved.time to med.cation administration has not been *** vancomycin is a commonly used.empiric antimicrobial,we sought to quantify the effect of using an ADS on time to drug delivery in patients presenting to the *** study aimed.to determine the efficacy of utilizing an ADS to improve time to administration of vancomycin and determine any negative effects on dosing ***:The institional review board approved.the retrospective quality improvement study took place in a single,urban academic tertiary care ed.with an annual census of 80 *** subjects were all patients receiving vancomycin for the management of sepsis between March 1 to September 30,2008 and the same time period in *** primary outcome was the proportion of patients who received.vancomycin within one hour of bed.placement and the secondary outcome was dosing ***:Sixty-three patients had weight and dosing information available(29 before and 34after intervention)and were included.in the *** intervention,no patient received.vancomycin in less than 60 minutes,while after intervention 14.7%of the patients received.it in less than 60minutes(difference in proportions 14.7%,95%CI 0.39%-30.0%,P=0.04).A similar proportion of the patients received.correct dosing before and after intervention(44.8%vs.41.2%,difference in proportions 3.7%,95%CI-20.0%-26.7%,P=0.770).CONCLUSION:The use of an ADS may improve the timing of med.cation administration in patients presenting to the ed.without affecting dosing appropriateness.
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