Impact of Computerized Physician Order Entry on Medication Prescription Errors in the Intensive Care Unit: a Controlled Cross-Sectional Trial.

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

160 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-03-31

Study Completion Date

2004-04-30

Brief Summary

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Device: computerized physician order entry.

We wanted to investigate if the introduction of a computerized intensive care unit system reduced the incidence and severity of medication prescription errors (MPEs). A prospective trial was conducted during 5 weeks in a paper-based unit versus a computerized unit. The registration of different classes of MPEs was done by a clinical pharmacist. An independent panel evaluated the severity of MPEs.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Medication Errors Patient Safety

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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computerized physician order entry

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult patients admitted to the Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Exclusion Criteria

* Adult Patients admitted to other units
* Pediatric patients

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Principal Investigators

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Kirsten Colpaert, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Hospital, Ghent

Locations

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University Hospital Ghent

Ghent, , Belgium

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium

References

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Colpaert K, Claus B, Somers A, Vandewoude K, Robays H, Decruyenaere J. Impact of computerized physician order entry on medication prescription errors in the intensive care unit: a controlled cross-sectional trial. Crit Care. 2006 Feb;10(1):R21. doi: 10.1186/cc3983.

Reference Type RESULT

PMID: 16469126 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2004/002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id