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41. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)
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    March 01, 2011 - Describe the importance of weight-based dosing of medications and fluids in pediatrics. … Assessments In children, the weight variation from lightest to heaviest may be as much as 450x! … Newborn in the neonatal ICU: 250 g Overweight adolescent: 114 kg (114,000 g) Given weight variation … for the first 10 kg 2mL/kg body weight/hour for the second 10 kg 1mL/kg body weight/hour for each kg … Providers of care for children need to be well versed in these age/weight considerations.

42. Medication dosing safety for pediatric patients: recognizing gaps, safety threats, and best practices in the emergency medical services setting. A position statement and resource document from NAEMSP. | PSNet
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    March 01, 2023 - Suggestions for improvement include use of kilograms as the standard unit of weight, pre-calculated … weight-based dosing , and dose-derivation strategies to minimize use of calculations in real time.    … August 14, 2019 View More Related Resources Weight estimation for … September 6, 2023 The effect of documenting patient weight in kilograms on pediatric

43. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    October 31, 2023 - Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical Record Causing an Accidental Medication Overdose … Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical Record Causing an Accidental Medication Overdose … Her vital signs were normal and her weight was documented as 15.8 kg and height as 96 cm. … in the EHR, resulting in a documented weight of 96 kg and a height of 15.8 cm. … An automatic error message was triggered by the exceptional (>30%) difference in weight for consecutive

44. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2011 - Describe the importance of weight-based dosing of medications and fluids in pediatrics. … This is a 450-fold weight variation! … kg of weight; 2 mL/kg body weight/hour for the second 10 kg of weight; and 1 mL/kg body weight/hour … Comparably, acceptable urine output varies with both body weight and patient age. … Providers of care for children need to be well versed in these age/weight considerations.

45. Elimination of emergency department medication errors due to estimated weights. | PSNet
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    July 08, 2020 - Inaccurate assessments of patient weight can lead to medication dosing errors . … improvement project drew from errors in the emergency department associated with incorrect patient weight … March 7, 2018 Pediatric weight errors and resultant medication dosing errors in the emergency

46. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    March 20, 2024 - an ongoing challenge due to children's physiology varying by age and the frequent need to estimate weight … reducing-pediatric-emergency-department-prescription-errors https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/comparative-performance-pediatric-weight-estimation-techniques-human-factor-errors-analysis … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pediatric-weight-errors-and-resultant-medication-dosing-errors-emergency-department

47. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)
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    March 01, 2005 - (IBW) or total body weight (TBW) Hydrophilic: Dosing Weight = IBW + 0.3(TBW-IBW) Lipophilic: use … Postoperative Complication Rates by Weight Schwilk B. … Normal 23 Obese 31 Morbidly Obese 38 Weight 0 0 0 Weight % Postoperative complications rates … by weight Sheet3 Chart2 Normal Obese Morbidly Obese Weight % … Normal 23 Obese 31 Morbidly Obese 38 Weight 0 0 0 Weight % Postoperative complications rates

48. Spotlight Case [MONTH] 2003 (ppt file)
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    March 01, 2005 - (IBW) or total body weight (TBW) Hydrophilic: Dosing Weight = IBW + 0.3(TBW-IBW) Lipophilic: use … Postoperative Complication Rates by Weight Schwilk B. … Normal 23 Obese 31 Morbidly Obese 38 Weight 0 0 0 Weight % Postoperative complications rates … by weight Sheet3 Chart2 Normal Obese Morbidly Obese Weight % … Normal 23 Obese 31 Morbidly Obese 38 Weight 0 0 0 Weight % Postoperative complications rates

49. Volume Too Low: In and Out | PSNet
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    July 01, 2017 - Describe the importance of weight-based dosing of medications and fluids in pediatrics. … This is a 450-fold weight variation! … of weight; 2 mL/kg body weight/hour for the second 10 kg of weight; and 1 mL/kg body weight/hour for … Comparably, acceptable urine output varies with both body weight and patient age. … Providers of care for children need to be well versed in these age/weight considerations.

50. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    January 03, 2017 - Harmful medication errors involving unfractionated and low-molecular-weight heparin in three patient … Harmful medication errors involving unfractionated and low- molecular-weight heparin in three patient … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/harmful-medication-errors-involving-unfractionated-and-low-molecular-weight … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/harmful-medication-errors-involving-unfractionated-and-low-molecular-weight-heparin-three … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/harmful-medication-errors-involving-unfractionated-and-low-molecular-weight-heparin-three

51. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    August 25, 2021 - methods-used-obtain-pediatric-patient-weights-their-accuracy-and-associated- drug-dosing Inaccurate assessment of pediatric patient weight … simulated pediatric scenarios, pre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS) crews obtained patient weight … methods-used-obtain-pediatric-patient-weights-their-accuracy-and-associated-drug-dosing https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/comparative-performance-pediatric-weight-estimation-techniques-human-factor-errors-analysis

52. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    June 23, 2021 - interventions-reduce-pediatric-prescribing-errors-professional-healthcare- settings-systematic Pediatric patients are at risk for medication prescribing errors due to weight-based … This review analyzed 70 interventions aimed at reducing weight-based prescribing errors. … medication-without-harm-whos-third-global-patient-safety-challenge https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessing-frequency-and-risk-weight-entry-errors-pediatrics

53. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2023 - involving a clinical pharmacist and a doctor – reduced prescribing errors, the studies did not assess weight-based … medication-errors-hospitalised-children https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weighty-mistake https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/weight-based-medication-errors-children … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/weight-based-medication-errors-children

54. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    February 22, 2017 - survey study found that most pediatric hospitalist programs use computerized provider order entry with weight-based … medication dosing, review medication safety events and near misses, require weight-based prescribing … psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/medication-errors-and-adverse-drug-events https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-weight-based-prescribing-method-within-electronic-health-record-prescribing-errors … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-weight-based-prescribing-method-within-electronic-health-record-prescribing-errors

55. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    December 11, 2024 - five using a prototype decision support that integrated patient-specific information such as age and weight … ordering tool could be especially beneficial for pediatric populations where many medication doses are weight-based … indication-documentation-and-indication-based-prescribing-within-electronic-prescribing https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/weight-based-medication-errors-children

56. Decreasing prescribing errors during pediatric emergencies: a randomized simulation trial. | PSNet
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    October 08, 2013 - Calculation errors in weight-based dosing can lead to serious adverse medication events in children … residents in a pediatric emergency department to receive either a reference book with precalculated weight-based … dosing for medications or a card providing dose per body weight that required manual calculation. … Familiarity With Pediatric Emergency Equipment September 1, 2018 Pediatric weight

57. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    June 10, 2018 - Electronic prescribing vulnerabilities: height and weight mix-up leads to dosing error. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/electronic-prescribing-vulnerabilities-height-and-weight-mix-leads-dosing-error … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/electronic-prescribing-vulnerabilities-height-and-weight-mix-leads-dosing-error

58. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    June 03, 2015 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fate-pediatric-prescriptions-community-pharmacies The need for weight-based … survey of community pharmacists, the majority reported that they did not actually calculate appropriate weight-based … dosing, even when a patient's weight was available.

59. The fate of pediatric prescriptions in community pharmacies. | PSNet
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    September 27, 2016 - The need for weight-based dosing is a common source of medication errors in children. … survey of community pharmacists, the majority reported that they did not actually calculate appropriate weight-based … dosing, even when a patient's weight was available.

60. Electronic prescribing vulnerabilities: height and weight mix-up leads to dosing error. | PSNet
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    June 10, 2018 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Electronic prescribing vulnerabilities: height and weight … Citation Text: Electronic prescribing vulnerabilities: height and weight mix-up leads to dosing error … Cite Citation Citation Text: Electronic prescribing vulnerabilities: height and weight