Optimizing multimodal analgesia with intravenous acetaminophen and opioids in postoperative bariatric patients.

Study Objective: To evaluate the effect of therapeutic doses of intravenous acetaminophen (IV APAP) on postoperative opioid use following bariatric surgery.

Design: Retrospective review of medical records.

Setting: A 654-bed academic hospital.

Computerized prescriber order entry and opportunities for medication errors: comparison to tradition paper-based order entry.

Purpose: Predefined error opportunity categories were used as a surrogate for medication errors to assess the impact of computerized prescriber order entry (CPOE) on the potential for error in the prescribing and order entry phases of the medication-use process.

Methods: This study was performed in a neonatal intensive care unit at a 535-bed tertiary care center. Pre- and post-CPOE implementation incidence of error opportunity was compared by evaluating 500 orders before and after implementation using 18 predefined criteria.