Smart pumps improve medication safety but increase alert burden in neonatal care

Abstract Background Smart pumps have been widely adopted but there is limited evidence to understand and support their use in pediatric populations. Our objective was to assess whether smart pumps are effective at reducing medication errors in the neonatal population and determine whether they are a...

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Main Authors: Kristin R. Melton, Kristen Timmons, Kathleen E. Walsh, Jareen K. Meinzen-Derr, Eric Kirkendall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12911-019-0945-2