Sentence examples for pump errors from inspiring English sources
As hospitals look to decrease costs and as governmental agencies increase their awareness of the morbidity and mortality of infusion pump errors, 19 the additional costs due to intravenous PCA complications, both economically and in terms of patient lives, cannot be ignored.
Similarly, pump programming errors were significantly reduced through a combination of No Interruption Zones, motion-activated indicators, speak-aloud protocols and infusion pump signage.
Using a crossover design, we examined the effect of using computerized orders for continuous infusions as compared with that of using handwritten orders on nurse ability to detect infusion pump programming errors, time required to verify pump settings, and user satisfaction.
We hypothesise that it may be related to fewer mechanical pump delivery errors and more consistent absorption from the insulin depot because of its larger size.
For the per-protocol analysis, data from OCL nights during which there were technical problems such as infusion set failure, sensor error >20%, or pump failure resulting in a >60-min interruption to closed-loop control were removed to allow for analysis of algorithm performance.
The effect of computerized orders on detecting infusion pumps programming errors has never been studied.
The computerized orders saved nurses time but did not improve their ability to detect infusion pumps programming errors.
Critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) usually receive multiple infusions simultaneously, which increases the likelihood of pump-related errors.
The evaluation of the impact of the FMEA on patient safety was based on: audits of programming of pumps for errors; monitoring of end-user training for time to achieve competency; and monitoring and recording of intravenous medication administration event reports and informal and formal complaints about pump functioning.
As I prepare to depart and pump up the assistance to max, an error message flashes up — the electricity isn't working.
