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@article{Jones:2021:10.1177/1060028021999647,
author = {Jones, MD and Clarke, J and Feather, C and Franklin, BD and Sinha, R and Maconochie, I and Darzi, A and Appelbaum, N},
doi = {10.1177/1060028021999647},
journal = {Annals of Pharmacotherapy},
pages = {1333--1340},
title = {Use of pediatric injectable medicines guidelines and associated medication administration errors: a human reliability analysis},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1060028021999647},
volume = {55},
year = {2021}
}

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AB  - Background:In a recent human reliability analysis (HRA) of simulated pediatric resuscitations, ineffective retrieval of preparation and administration instructions from online injectable medicines guidelines was a key factor contributing to medication administration errors (MAEs).Objective:The aim of the present study was to use a specific HRA to understand where intravenous medicines guidelines are vulnerable to misinterpretation, focusing on deviations from expected practice (discrepancies) that contributed to large-magnitude and/or clinically significant MAEs.Methods:Video recordings from the original study were reanalyzed to identify discrepancies in the steps required to find and extract information from the NHS Injectable Medicines Guide (IMG) website. These data were combined with MAE data from the same original study.Results:In total, 44 discrepancies during use of the IMG were observed across 180 medication administrations. Of these discrepancies, 21 (48%) were associated with an MAE, 16 of which (36% of 44 discrepancies) made a major contribution to that error. There were more discrepancies (31 in total, 70%) during the steps required to access the correct drug webpage than there were in the steps required to read this information (13 in total, 30%). Discrepancies when using injectable medicines guidelines made a major contribution to 6 (27%) of 22 clinically significant and 4 (15%) of 27 large-magnitude MAEs.Conclusion and Relevance:Discrepancies during the use of an online injectable medicines guideline were often associated with subsequent MAEs, including those with potentially significant consequences. This highlights the need to test the usability of guidelines before clinical use.
AU  - Jones,MD
AU  - Clarke,J
AU  - Feather,C
AU  - Franklin,BD
AU  - Sinha,R
AU  - Maconochie,I
AU  - Darzi,A
AU  - Appelbaum,N
DO  - 10.1177/1060028021999647
EP  - 1340
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 1060-0280
SP  - 1333
TI  - Use of pediatric injectable medicines guidelines and associated medication administration errors: a human reliability analysis
T2  - Annals of Pharmacotherapy
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1060028021999647
UR  - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1060028021999647
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/92454
VL  - 55
ER  -