The objectives of this project are to collect information on the current inventory of large volumetric infusion pumps used in Canada and to understand nurses’ perception of the usability of large volumetric infusion pumps in Canadian hospitals. The current study will also seek to identify possible trends from previous surveys associated with the usability of infusion pumps. This study did not require research ethics approval by the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH).

Contents

• REVIEWERS
• AUTHORSHIP
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
• 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 1.1 Background
  • 1.2 Overview of Technology
• 2. ISSUE
• 3. OBJECTIVES
• 4. METHODS
  • 4.1 Development of survey on the current inventory of large volumetric infusion pumps in Canadian hospitals
  • 4.2 Development of survey on the current usability of large volumetric infusion pumps in Canadian hospitals
  • 4.3 Statistical Analysis
• 5. RESULTS
  • 5.1 Survey on the Current Inventory of Large Volumetric Infusion Pumps in Canadian Hospitals
  • 5.2 Survey on the Current Usability of Large Volumetric Infusion Pumps in Canadian Hospitals
• 6. DISCUSSION
  • 6.1 Results
  • 6.2 Strengths and Weaknesses of this Assessment
  • 6.3 Generalizability of Findings
  • 6.4 Knowledge Gaps
• 7. CONCLUSIONS
• REFERENCES
• APPENDIX 1 Inventory Management of Large Volumetric Infusion Pumps in Canadian Hospitals Survey and Cover Letter
• APPENDIX 2 Inventory Survey: Thank You and Reminder Email
• APPENDIX 3 Usability Survey: Survey
• APPENDIX 4 Inventory Survey: Survey Responses Used in Analysis by Jurisdiction and Facility Type (Unweighted and Weighted by Number of Hospitals)
• APPENDIX 5 Inventory Survey: Models Most Frequently Used by Responding Hospitals
• APPENDIX 6 Inventory Survey: Models Not Used by Hospital Staff in the Hospitals Represented in our Analysis
• APPENDIX 7 Usability Survey: Survey Responses Used in Analysis (Unweighted and Weighted by Jurisdiction)
• APPENDIX 8 Usability Survey: Department or Unit Where Survey Respondents Currently Work
• APPENDIX 9 Usability Survey: Models of Infusion Pumps Used by Hospital Nurses
• APPENDIX 10 Subgroup Analysis of Reported Satisfaction Levels among Nurses

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