title: Enhancing patient safety with intelligent intravenous infusion devices: experience in a specialty cardiac hospital.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The study objective was to evaluate patient safety, increase nursing satisfaction, and affect economic factors through implementation of intelligent intravenous (IV) infusion devices in a specialty cardiac hospital. Intelligent IV infusion devices have been shown to decrease medication errors associated with inpatient infusions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Intelligent IV infusion device evaluation and drug library creation were conducted by a multidisciplinary team within the hospital. Devices were then implemented into patient care, and the impact was analyzed over a 9-month period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Post-implementation data showed that compliance was approximately 100%. A total of 494 critical catches occurred over the study period, resulting in an estimated annual savings of $7,513,333. End-users became familiar with the new technology and recognized the increase in safety measures and time spent with patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This evaluation suggests that intelligent IV infusion devices resulted in decreased costs and a safer environment for patients.
authors.affiliation: St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. j.estok@insightbb.com
authors.forename: Jacqueline L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: Jeremy S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Burnette
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006782:Hospitals, Special; D006801:Humans; D007260:Infusion Pumps / Q000592:standards*; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*