NCT00287274CompletedNot Applicable
Impact of Computerized Physician Order Entry on Medication Prescription Errors in the Intensive Care Unit: a Controlled Cross-Sectional Trial.
University Hospital, Ghent1 site in 1 country160 target enrollmentStarted: March 1, 2004Last updated:
Conditions
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
- Enrollment
- 160
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- To compare the the incidence and severity of medication prescription errors between a CPOE unit and a paper-based unit at completion of the study.
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Device: computerized physician order entry.
We wanted to investigate if the introduction of a computerized intensive care unit system reduced the incidence and severity of medication prescription errors (MPEs). A prospective trial was conducted during 5 weeks in a paper-based unit versus a computerized unit. The registration of different classes of MPEs was done by a clinical pharmacist. An independent panel evaluated the severity of MPEs.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Crossover
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Adult patients admitted to the Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Exclusion Criteria
- •Adult Patients admitted to other units
- •Pediatric patients
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
To compare the the incidence and severity of medication prescription errors between a CPOE unit and a paper-based unit at completion of the study.
Secondary Outcomes
- Description of MPEs in both units at completion of the study.
Investigators
Study Sites (1)
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