White Papers
White Paper No. 3558
Infusion Pump Alarms & Helping to Improve Intravenous Therapy: Opportunities for designing the next-generation infusion system
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Authors:
Matthew B. Weinger, MD, MS & Andrew Kline, BA, Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Overview:
This white paper highlights some of the existing pitfalls in infusion pump usability and offers human factors-based guidance for next-generation designs. It focuses on alarms management, initiatives to diminish the number of insignificant pump alarms, and recommendations for alarm design.
