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Reducing Errors In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Italy100 participantsStarted 2020-01-01

Plain-language summary

This is a monocentric prospective pre and post-intervention study, aiming at analyzing the efficacy of the Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) plus Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA) as compared to paper order entry in reducing medication erros (MEs) in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Who can participate

Age range6 Months

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria: * Admission to the NICU * Need of pharmacological intervention * Informed parental consent Exclusion criteria: * Lack of parental consent

What they're measuring

Number of medication errors

Timeframe: From date of NICU admission up to discharge, up to 18 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04193839

SponsorFondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2021-05-01

Contact for this trial

Maria Pierro, MD, PhD

+39030351 maria.pierro@poliambulanza.it

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