Evidence · Randomised trial
A Mobile Device App to Reduce Time to Drug Delivery and Medication Errors During Simulated Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
- Cardiac arrest and resuscitation
- Cardiovascular
- Education and simulation
- Medical
- Nursing
- Professional practice
- Shock
This paper is from 2017, more than five years ago. Newer evidence may have been published since.
Summary
A randomised crossover simulation trial comparing a mobile app (PedAMINES) with a conventional drug infusion rate table for preparing continuous vasoactive infusions during simulated paediatric cardiac arrest. Twenty paediatric emergency nurses prepared dopamine and noradrenaline infusions in a high-fidelity manikin scenario. Outcomes were time to drug preparation and delivery, plus medication dosage error rates, both of which were substantially reduced with the app. Relevant to PICU teams interested in resuscitation drug safety, cognitive aids and simulation-based training.
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