title: Evaluating the safety and efficiency of a CPOE system for continuous medication infusions in a pediatric ICU.
abstract: Critically ill children often require continuous intravenous infusions of life-supporting medications. The complexity of ordering such infusions makes this an error prone process, and such errors can result in serious adverse events. A CPOE system was developed and evaluated to assess its impact on the safety and efficiency of prescribing continuous medication infusions.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Vinay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vaidya
authors.forename: Azizeh K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sowan
authors.forename: Mary Etta
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Soeken
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gaffoor
authors.forename: Elora
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hilmas
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D004360:Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; D050316:Medical Order Entry Systems; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control