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- The study aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of using infusion pumps equipped with a drug library for reducing medication errors in pediatric and neonatal ICU patients.
- A mathematical decision tree model was used to contrast the costs and effectiveness between conventional pumps and those with drug libraries, involving a cohort of 15,034 patients.
- Results indicated that while conventional pumps are cheaper, infusion pumps with drug libraries provide a better strategy for ensuring safety in drug administration.
Article Abstract
Objective: To analyze cost-effectiveness and to calculate incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of the use of infusion pumps with drug library to reduce errors in intravenous drug administration in pediatric and neonatal patients in Intensive Care Units.
Methods: Mathematical modeling for economic analysis of the decision tree type. The base case was composed of reference and alternative settings. The target population was neonates and pediatric patients hospitalized in Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Units, comprising a cohort of 15,034 patients. The cost estimate was based on the bottom-up and top-down approaches.
Results: The decision tree, after RollBack, showed that the infusion pump with drug library may be the best strategy to avoid errors in intravenous drugs administration.
Conclusion: The analysis revealed that the conventional pump, although it has the lowest cost, also has lower effectiveness.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0526 | DOI Listing |
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