Evaluation of the Integrated Smart Pump-EHR Technology in Eight Adult Acute and Intensive Care Units
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Observational Study
Nurse's Role
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 20 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 485 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · Other
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About This Trial
This study looks at the effects of using "smart pumps" that connect with the Electronic Health Record (EHR) in 8 adult ICU units.
We will interview nurses and healthcare team members to learn about any challenges with this technology.
All nurses in these units will be invited to complete a survey on how easy the technology is to use.
Some nurses will practice giving medications to "mannequins" …
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Research Aims 1 (adoption rate) and 2 (frequency and types of alerts and programming error ). We will include all IV medications and fluids delivered via smart infusion pumps within the past 6 months. We anticipate the dataset to include more than 180,000 of medications and fl…
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