Computerized physician order entry of large volume parenterals in a tertiary care hospital of pakistan (a pilot project)

• In: Hospital Pharmacy Section - Poster Session
• At: Salvadore (Brazil) (2006)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: HPS-P-046
• By: SYED, Shaukat Ali Muttaqi (Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan)
• Co-author(s): Syed, Shamim Raza (Aga Khan University Hospital, KARACHI, Pakistan)
  Sheikh, Abdul Latif (Aga khan university hospital, KARACHI, Pakistan)
  Zaheer, Farhat (Aga Khan University Hospital, KARACHI, Pakistan)
  Ghous, Zahid (Aga Khan University Hospital, KARACHI, Pakistan)
  
• Abstract:

  Objective: To improve patient safety and reduce patient cost by computerized physician order entry of large volume parenterals.
  
  
  
  Background: A gap was identified in the LVP distribution system of the hospital that fluid orders were not reviewed by pharmacist before administration. The drips were dispesed by a technicain making them a high..

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