Infusion pump innovation
“Many Canadian healthcare institutions regularly undergo a comprehensive re-evaluation of infusion fleets, to modernize infusion delivery for patients across the country. Amid the availability of new technologies with evidence demonstrating their ability to elevate the current standards of care, this article argues for the need for healthcare systems to prepare for, and embrace, change when it comes to new technologies” Edwards (2024).
Anticancer drug infusion with disposable pumps
“This study aimed to determine effects of constant infusion with a chemically-driven pump on plasma drug concentrations compared to elastomeric pumps” Lee and Lee (2023).
Infusion pump procurement process in Spain – Full Text
“A review of the procurement teams responsible for the evaluation of the tenders showed no reported human factors or patient safety expertise. We conclude that infusion pump procurement considers usability as a relevant criterion for selection” Herrero et al (2023).
Conformity assessment testing of infusion pumps – Full Text
“It is of vital importance for these devices to deliver exact amounts of the aforementioned substances as significant deviations can result in severe patient harm” Badnjević et al (2022).
Infusion pump flow rate accuracy – Full Text
“There have been several reports on adverse incidents caused by medication errors associated with infusion equipment. Such errors can result from malfunction or improper use, or even inaccuracy of the equipment, and can cause harm to patients’ health” Niemann et al (2022).
Home-based portable pump chemotherapy
“To explore the significance of home-based portable pump chemotherapy for family caregivers of patients newly diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia” Bennich et al (2022).
Blood transfusion through infusion pump
“The pump design affects the degree of hemolysis. However, for all tested pumps and RBC conditions, this increase was minimal” Hadjesfandiari et al (2022).
Infusion pump design for low-resource settings
“Users expressed a need for an affordable and simple device with an intuitive user interface, clear instructions for use, and basic safety features” Abu-Haydar et al (2021).
Infusion pump alerts and alarms impact clinical care
“Infusion pump alerts and alarms impact clinical care, as alerts and alarms by design interrupt clinical workflow” Yu et al (2021).
Infusion pump use for hematopoietic stem cell products
Syringe and intravenous infusion pumps are not commonly used to deliver hematopoietic stem cell products (HPCs) due to a paradigm of thought that suggests that the pressure from the pump might damage the HPCs” Kissoon et al (2019). Abstract: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation using progenitor cells is a potentially curative treatment option for patients with […]
Hazard analysis of class I recalls related to infusion pumps
This study aimed to establish a hazard classification framework of medical devices and to apply it over practical adverse event data on infusion pumps” Gao et al (2019). Abstract: BACKGROUND: The adverse event report of medical devices is one of the postmarket surveillance tools used by regulators to monitor device performance, detect potential device-related safety […]
Smart IV pump link to auto-documentation of infusion-therapy services
Smart pump-electronic health record (EHR) interoperability has been demonstrated to reduce adverse events and increase documentation and billing accuracy. However, relatively little is known about the impact of interoperability on infusion therapy billing claims and hospital finances” Suess et al (2019). Abstract: BACKGROUND: Smart pump-electronic health record (EHR) interoperability has been demonstrated to reduce adverse […]
High-alert medication administration and intravenous smart pumps
These findings indicate that the majority of alerts generated are bypassed by clinicians at the point of care, a symptom of alert fatigue” Marwitz et al (2019). Abstract: BACKGROUND: The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) describes high alert medications (HAM) as medications that represent a heightened risk of patient harm when used in error. […]
Impact of drug library update delays on wireless IV infusion pumps
These findings support our assumption that potential serious harm can happen when IV infusions are administered with outdated drug limit settings due to delays in drug library updates on the pump” Hsu et al (2019). Reference: Objective: Our previous study showed that the issue of drug library update delays on wireless intravenous (IV) infusion pumps […]
Use of infusion pump for intrauterine transfusion
The purpose of this article is to share our experience on how we carried out the procedure safely using a syringe infusion pump as opposed to a manual syringe that is typically used for IUT procedures” Shastry et al (2019). Extract: Intrauterine transfusion (IUT) was considered since the 1960s to manage fetal anemia.[1] There are […]
Web-based solution for bidirectional EHR-infusion pump communication
Smart Agent is a web-based solution for establishing bidirectional communication between an infusion pump and an electronic health record (EHR). It eliminates the need for clinician double check of medication administration using an infusion pump” Griffiths et al (2019). Abstract: Smart Agent is a web-based solution for establishing bidirectional communication between an infusion pump and […]
Implementing an e-learning education program for syringe pump use
The aim of the present study was to challenge the implementation of an e-learning education program for syringe pump use” Saint-Marc metal (2019). Abstract: To prevent the incidence of risks imputable to human error during the process of preparing the infusion pump, clarity in teaching and learning are required. Because traditional classroom training is difficult […]
Using Lean methodology to reduce infusion pump errors
Since previous attempts to reduce medication errors with infusion pumps failed in our intensive care unit, we chose the Lean approach to accomplish a 50% reduction of administration errors in 6 months. Besides improving quality of care and patient safety, we wanted to determine the effectiveness of Lean in healthcare” van der Sluijs et al (2019). […]
Awareness in anesthesia due to failure of intravenous syringe pump
Awareness is the recovery of consciousness during general anesthesia. It occurs when patients under general anesthesia receive inadequate anesthetic medications to maintain unconsciousness during surgery. Equipment failure is a common cause of intraoperative awareness” Niu et al (2018). Abstract: RATIONALE: Awareness is the recovery of consciousness during general anesthesia. It occurs when patients under general […]
Implementation of smart pump technology with home infusion providers
While hospitals have adopted smart pump technology (SPT) featuring drug libraries and medication safety software, most home infusion providers (HIPs) continue to use traditional infusion pumps that don’t offer drug libraries or medication safety software” Brown et al (2018). Abstract: While hospitals have adopted smart pump technology (SPT) featuring drug libraries and medication safety software, […]
Does the use of an infusion pump for red blood cells increase hemolysis?
Transfusions of red blood cells (RBCs) are frequently administered for a variety of clinical conditions. The use of an infusion pump has become common practice in nursing” Centrella-Nigro et al (2018). Abstract: Transfusions of red blood cells (RBCs) are frequently administered for a variety of clinical conditions. The use of an infusion pump has become […]
Hemolysis risk after packed red blood cells transfusion with infusion pumps
To evaluate the hemolysis biomarkers of packed red blood cells transfused by two different linear peristaltic infusion pumps at two infusion rates” Wilson et al (2018). Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the hemolysis biomarkers of packed red blood cells transfused by two different linear peristaltic infusion pumps at two infusion rates. METHOD: An experimental and randomized […]
Caution when using pumps for intravenous fluid infusion on a tucked limb
Infusion pump nuisance alarms are disruptive to patient care
The findings of an infusion pump alarm survey indicated that nurses overwhelmingly agree that infusion pump nuisance alarms occur frequently and disrupt patient care” Vitoux et al (2018). Abstract: Between 1983 and 2011, equipment-related alarms in critical care have increased from 6 to 40 different alarm types. As nurses become overwhelmed, distracted, or desensitized by […]