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The impact of barcode-assisted medication administration on medication administration errors in non-unit-dose settings: A systematic review.
| Τίτλος: | The impact of barcode-assisted medication administration on medication administration errors in non-unit-dose settings: A systematic review. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Tan W; Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia., Bingham G; Allied Health and Nursing Services, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia., Tong E; Pharmacy, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia., Shakibaei Bonakdeh E; Department of Management, Monash Business School, Monash University, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia., Wang W; Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia. |
| Πηγή: | Contemporary nurse [Contemp Nurse] 2026 Feb; Vol. 62 (1), pp. 109-120. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Nov 27. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article; Systematic Review |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Taylor & Francis Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9211867 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1839-3535 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10376178 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Contemp Nurse Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: 2015- : Philadelphia, PA : Taylor & Francis Original Publication: [Salisbury East?] : Hyde Park Press, [1992- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Medication Errors*/prevention & control , Medication Errors*/statistics & numerical data , Medication Systems, Hospital* , Electronic Data Processing*, Humans ; Male ; Female ; Middle Aged ; Adult |
| Περίληψη: | Objective: This study aims to investigate how barcode-assisted medication administration systems (BCMAs) can affect medication administration errors (MAEs) in non-unit-dose dispensing settings, since unit-dose dispensing practice can be a confounding variable affecting MAE rates. Materials and Methods: We conducted a systematic review of English articles on MEDLINE, EMBASE, EMCARE, CINAHL and Scopus, with the most recent search conducted on 1 February, 2024. Studies were meticulously examined to exclude those with unit-dose dispensing settings.We used ROBINS-I V2 for risk-of-bias assessment and narrative synthesis to summarise findings. Results: We included 4 papers in the review. The categories of MAEs reported among these studies are heterogeneous. Two studies give weak evidence, and 1 study gives moderate evidence that BCMA can lower some categories of MAEs. 1 study gives weak evidence that BCMA increases the wrong administration time error. Discussion: Studies provide weak to moderate evidence that barcode-assisted medication administration can lower certain categories of medication administration errors. However, some reported findings are minimal. Conclusion: More multi-ward, multi-hospital studies need to be conducted to provide stronger evidence on BCMA's impact on MAEs, especially on dosage-related MAEs, in settings without unit dose dispensing practices. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: barcode-assisted medication administration; medication errors |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20251127 Date Completed: 20260416 Latest Revision: 20260609 |
| Update Code: | 20260610 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10376178.2025.2588254 |
| PMID: | 41308039 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
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