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Created by Trish Shelton
Created on Jul 8, 2022

WEIGHT-BASED MEDICATION DOSING / IV DOSE CALCULATIONS

Requesting development with weight-based medications so the EMR is intuitive enough to calculate the medication dose based on weight ( in MG and NOT ML's). Examples include Heparin drips, Insulin Drips, etc., This is a significant patient safety concern with high-risk medications.

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  • Emily Brueggemann
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    May 15, 2024

    This is a huge patient safety issue. Our providers have critical patients in the ER and have to calculate a dose, convert to mL then calculate a flow rate just to enter an order. That is absolutely ridiculous, it's 2024! Our providers are very frustrated.

  • Linda Pfeifle
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    Jan 24, 2024

    This would be extremely helpful!

  • Trish Shelton
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    Sep 8, 2022

    Is there any development with this?? Providers are becoming very frustrated!!

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Weight based dosing

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If meds could be dosed based on kg, it would be a lot easier for providers to enter orders, reduce associated med errors, and be much safer for patients.
Brittney Snitker about 2 years ago in Medication Management / Order Management 0 Open for Comment