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Introduction: The delivery of urgent ("stat") medications to hospitalized children is important for safe quality care. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of a set of interventions on the percentage of stat medications administered within 30 minutes of ordering.
Methods: A pre-post study in 2 pediatric units (36 beds) in a private hospital in Saudi Arabia between January 2015 and September 2016. Interventions included structured communication requirements, introduction of a dedicated electronic inbox for stat medication orders sent by nurses to the pharmacy, and the use of a pink envelope for the delivery of stat medications. A multivariate logistic regression model was used to model percentage of medications administered within goal.
Results: Three hundred four stat orders met inclusion criteria. The proportion of orders meeting the 30-minute goal increased from a mean of 20% to a mean of 49% after the interventions ( < 0.001). In the final month of the study, compliance reached a peak of 67%. The mean turnaround time from ordering to the administration of the medication decreased from 59.7 to 40.7 minutes ( < 0.001). On multivariate analysis, medication type and unit-based availability of medications were statistically significant predictors of turnaround time. The odds of compliance being achieved was 0.3 times less if the medication was not available on the unit.
Conclusions: A set of interventions significantly increased the percentage of stat medications delivered within 30 minutes.
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