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Stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of an electronic medication management system to reduce medication errors, adverse drug events and average length of stay at two paediatric hospitals: a study protocol

INTRODUCTION: Medication errors are the most frequent cause of preventable harm in hospitals. Medication management in paediatric patients is particularly complex and consequently potential for harms are greater than in adults. Electronic medication management (eMM) systems are heralded as a highly...

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Autores principales: Westbrook, J I, Li, L, Raban, M Z, Baysari, M T, Mumford, V, Prgomet, M, Georgiou, A, Kim, T, Lake, R, McCullagh, C, Dalla-Pozza, L, Karnon, J, O'Brien, T A, Ambler, G, Day, R, Cowell, C T, Gazarian, M, Worthington, R, Lehmann, C U, White, L, Barbaric, D, Gardo, A, Kelly, M, Kennedy, P
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Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5093386/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27797997
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011811
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author Westbrook, J I
Li, L
Raban, M Z
Baysari, M T
Mumford, V
Prgomet, M
Georgiou, A
Kim, T
Lake, R
McCullagh, C
Dalla-Pozza, L
Karnon, J
O'Brien, T A
Ambler, G
Day, R
Cowell, C T
Gazarian, M
Worthington, R
Lehmann, C U
White, L
Barbaric, D
Gardo, A
Kelly, M
Kennedy, P
author_facet Westbrook, J I
Li, L
Raban, M Z
Baysari, M T
Mumford, V
Prgomet, M
Georgiou, A
Kim, T
Lake, R
McCullagh, C
Dalla-Pozza, L
Karnon, J
O'Brien, T A
Ambler, G
Day, R
Cowell, C T
Gazarian, M
Worthington, R
Lehmann, C U
White, L
Barbaric, D
Gardo, A
Kelly, M
Kennedy, P
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description INTRODUCTION: Medication errors are the most frequent cause of preventable harm in hospitals. Medication management in paediatric patients is particularly complex and consequently potential for harms are greater than in adults. Electronic medication management (eMM) systems are heralded as a highly effective intervention to reduce adverse drug events (ADEs), yet internationally evidence of their effectiveness in paediatric populations is limited. This study will assess the effectiveness of an eMM system to reduce medication errors, ADEs and length of stay (LOS). The study will also investigate system impact on clinical work processes. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial (SWCRCT) will measure changes pre-eMM and post-eMM system implementation in prescribing and medication administration error (MAE) rates, potential and actual ADEs, and average LOS. In stage 1, 8 wards within the first paediatric hospital will be randomised to receive the eMM system 1 week apart. In stage 2, the second paediatric hospital will randomise implementation of a modified eMM and outcomes will be assessed. Prescribing errors will be identified through record reviews, and MAEs through direct observation of nurses and record reviews. Actual and potential severity will be assigned. Outcomes will be assessed at the patient-level using mixed models, taking into account correlation of admissions within wards and multiple admissions for the same patient, with adjustment for potential confounders. Interviews and direct observation of clinicians will investigate the effects of the system on workflow. Data from site 1 will be used to develop improvements in the eMM and implemented at site 2, where the SWCRCT design will be repeated (stage 2). ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The research has been approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network and Macquarie University. Results will be reported through academic journals and seminar and conference presentations. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) 370325.
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spelling pubmed-50933862016-11-14 Stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of an electronic medication management system to reduce medication errors, adverse drug events and average length of stay at two paediatric hospitals: a study protocol Westbrook, J I Li, L Raban, M Z Baysari, M T Mumford, V Prgomet, M Georgiou, A Kim, T Lake, R McCullagh, C Dalla-Pozza, L Karnon, J O'Brien, T A Ambler, G Day, R Cowell, C T Gazarian, M Worthington, R Lehmann, C U White, L Barbaric, D Gardo, A Kelly, M Kennedy, P BMJ Open Health Informatics INTRODUCTION: Medication errors are the most frequent cause of preventable harm in hospitals. Medication management in paediatric patients is particularly complex and consequently potential for harms are greater than in adults. Electronic medication management (eMM) systems are heralded as a highly effective intervention to reduce adverse drug events (ADEs), yet internationally evidence of their effectiveness in paediatric populations is limited. This study will assess the effectiveness of an eMM system to reduce medication errors, ADEs and length of stay (LOS). The study will also investigate system impact on clinical work processes. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial (SWCRCT) will measure changes pre-eMM and post-eMM system implementation in prescribing and medication administration error (MAE) rates, potential and actual ADEs, and average LOS. In stage 1, 8 wards within the first paediatric hospital will be randomised to receive the eMM system 1 week apart. In stage 2, the second paediatric hospital will randomise implementation of a modified eMM and outcomes will be assessed. Prescribing errors will be identified through record reviews, and MAEs through direct observation of nurses and record reviews. Actual and potential severity will be assigned. Outcomes will be assessed at the patient-level using mixed models, taking into account correlation of admissions within wards and multiple admissions for the same patient, with adjustment for potential confounders. Interviews and direct observation of clinicians will investigate the effects of the system on workflow. Data from site 1 will be used to develop improvements in the eMM and implemented at site 2, where the SWCRCT design will be repeated (stage 2). ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The research has been approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network and Macquarie University. Results will be reported through academic journals and seminar and conference presentations. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) 370325. BMJ Publishing Group 2016-10-21 /pmc/articles/PMC5093386/ /pubmed/27797997 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011811 Text en Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/ This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
spellingShingle Health Informatics
Westbrook, J I
Li, L
Raban, M Z
Baysari, M T
Mumford, V
Prgomet, M
Georgiou, A
Kim, T
Lake, R
McCullagh, C
Dalla-Pozza, L
Karnon, J
O'Brien, T A
Ambler, G
Day, R
Cowell, C T
Gazarian, M
Worthington, R
Lehmann, C U
White, L
Barbaric, D
Gardo, A
Kelly, M
Kennedy, P
Stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of an electronic medication management system to reduce medication errors, adverse drug events and average length of stay at two paediatric hospitals: a study protocol
title Stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of an electronic medication management system to reduce medication errors, adverse drug events and average length of stay at two paediatric hospitals: a study protocol
title_full Stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of an electronic medication management system to reduce medication errors, adverse drug events and average length of stay at two paediatric hospitals: a study protocol
title_fullStr Stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of an electronic medication management system to reduce medication errors, adverse drug events and average length of stay at two paediatric hospitals: a study protocol
title_full_unstemmed Stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of an electronic medication management system to reduce medication errors, adverse drug events and average length of stay at two paediatric hospitals: a study protocol
title_short Stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of an electronic medication management system to reduce medication errors, adverse drug events and average length of stay at two paediatric hospitals: a study protocol
title_sort stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of an electronic medication management system to reduce medication errors, adverse drug events and average length of stay at two paediatric hospitals: a study protocol
topic Health Informatics
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5093386/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27797997
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011811
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