Anaesthesia and intensive care
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Anaesth Intensive Care · Jul 2014
Letter Randomized Controlled TrialPharmacist prescribing of venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in a surgical pre-admission clinic.
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Anaesth Intensive Care · Jul 2014
Editorial Biography Historical ArticleJeanette Thirlwell: three decades of service to the Journal.
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Anaesth Intensive Care · Jul 2014
Observational StudyExperience with the use of the Codonics Safe Label System(™) to improve labelling compliance of anaesthesia drugs.
The Codonics Safe Labeling System(™) (http://www.codonics.com/Products/SLS/flash/) is a piece of equipment that is able to barcode scan medications, read aloud the medication and the concentration and print a label of the appropriate concentration in the appropriate colour code. We decided to test this system in our facility to identify risks, benefits and usability. Our project comprised a baseline survey (25 anaesthesia cases during which 212 syringes were prepared from 223 drugs), an observational study (47 cases with 330 syringes prepared) and a user acceptability survey. ⋯ However, staff need to be willing to follow proper labelling workflow rather than batch label during preparation. Future syringe labelling equipment developers need to concentrate on user interface issues to reduce human factor and workflow problems. Support logistics are also an important consideration prior to implementation of any new labelling system.