NICU INFUSION PRACTICES

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REQUESTING THE HELP OF OTHERS TO LOOK AT SYSTEMS FOR INFUSION PRACTICES IN THE NICU. THE MESSAGE BELOW IS FROM OUR PHARMD. iF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING, SEE THE MESSAGE BELOW:

Dr Scott Denne and two of our Clinical Pharmacists are investigating current NICU IV infusion practices around the country.  We hope to quantify drug delivery and identify the optimal tubing/needleless component configurations for neonatal IV drug therapy.  Recent background information around issues in neonatal IV drug therapy can be found here.   http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/AlertsandNotices/ucm518049.htm

Please ask one of your experienced nurses to follow the surveymonkey link below and provide the needed information within the next 2 weeks.  Thank you very much in advance for your time.  All reported information will be de-identified.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SMP8R5D

William Buss, Pharm.D.

NICU Clinical Pharmacist

Riley Hospital for Children

Indiana University Health

Edited February 9, 2017 by rsrose
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