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Serious Medication Errors in Pediatrics: Evaluation of Prevention Strategies
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Boston |
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Massachusetts |
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02120 |
| Conditions: |
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Medication Errors |
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The purpose of this study is to determine how effective ward-based clinical pharmacists and
computerized physician order entry systems are in reducing serious medication errors in
pediatric inpatients.
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| Study Summary: |
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This is a prospective cohort study at Children's Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital
(BWH), before and after the introduction of two distinct interventions. The first
intervention at Children's Hospital was the introduction of clinical pharmacists on
inpatient pediatric wards to target errors at the stages of physician ordering and nurse
transcription. The second intervention is technological: the introduction of physician
computer order entry at the BWH neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). This intervention will
most effectively target errors at the stage of physician ordering, and secondarily address
errors at the stage of pharmacy dispensing and nurse transcription. Data on serious
medication errors will be collected pre and post each intervention.
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| Criteria: |
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients in the BWH NICU in the study pods during the study period
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients in other units, non-study pods, or outside of the study period
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| NCT ID: |
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NCT00153205 |
| Primary Contact: |
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Principal Investigator
Rainu Kaushal
BWH
Rainu Kaushal
Phone: 212-746-1703
Email: rkaushal@partners.org
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N/A |
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Boston, Massachusetts 02120
United States
Rainu Kaushal
Phone: 212-746-1703
Email: rkaushal@partners.org
Site Status: Recruiting |
| Data Source: |
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ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Date Processed: |
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May 23, 2013 |
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