European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice
32296512
OBJECTIVES: Published in vitro stability data for ceftolozane-tazobactam supports intermittent short duration infusions. This method of delivery is not feasible for many outpatient antimicrobial therapy services that provide only one or two visits pe...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
28268372
In this paper the design, fabrication and experimental results of a novel portable fixed-displacement micro-pump for controlled dosing and timing is described. The new pump is developed especially for high efficiency, high accuracy, ease of use and v...
Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier)
27591455
BACKGROUND: There is evidence that administration of a programmed intermittent epidural bolus (PIEB) compared to continuous epidural infusion (CEI) leads to greater analgesia efficacy and maternal satisfaction with decreased anesthetic interventions.
OBJECTIVE: The main objective of this research is the design and implementation of a new fuzzy logic tool for automatic drug delivery in patients undergoing general anesthesia. The aim is to adjust the drug dose to the real patient needs using heuris...
Computer methods and programs in biomedicine
31715333
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The main aim of this work is to present an optimal and robust controller design in order to improve the drug infusion to the automatic control of mean arterial blood pressure in conditions like critically-ill or post-operati...
Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses
31815770
BACKGROUND: Peripheral intravenous catheters connected to an infusion pump are necessary for the delivery of fluids, nutrition, and medications to hospitalized neonates but are not without complications. These adverse events contribute to hospital-ac...
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine
32972310
Intravenous (IV) medication administration processes have been considered as high-risk steps, because accidents during IV administration can lead to serious adverse effects, which can deteriorate the therapeutic effect or threaten the patient's life....
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine
33615902
For effective patient therapy and improved patient safety, it is critical to administer medication accurately in accordance with doctor's prescription. However, accidents owing to the erroneous programing of infusion pumps caused by users have been c...
Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine
36530107
BACKGROUND: Introduction of fluids, medicaments and nutrients into the human body during hospitalization is fundamental for treatment and healing of patients. Fluids are introduced by means of infusion pumps while nutrients and medicaments are introd...
Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine
40105162
BackgroundAnalysis of data from incident registries such as MAUDE has identified the need to improve surveillance and maintenance strategies for infusion pumps to enhance patient and healthcare staff safety.ObjectiveThe ultimate goal is to enhance in...