Atemwegsmanagement in der Kinderanästhesie

Kaufmann, Jost

doi:10.1055/a-1754-5470

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“…We since published an evidence-based guideline, 9 2 systematic reviews, 2,10 2 clinical studies, 8,11 2 editorials 7,12 and 22 narrative reviews or book chapters on the topic of pediatric medication safety a . In addition, between 2008 and 2018 we gave numerous invited lectures on all relevant congresses, symposia, and continuous medical education courses on this topic in Germany.…”

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Improving Pediatric Drug Safety in Prehospital Emergency Care—10 Years on

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Objectives The Pediatric Emergency Ruler (PaedER) is a height-based drug dose recommendation tool that was reported to reduce life-threatening medication errors by 90%. The PaedER was introduced into the Cologne Emergency Medical Service (EMS) in 2008 along with educational measures, publications, and lectures for pediatric drug safety. We reviewed the impact of these continuously ongoing measures on medication errors after 10 years. Methods The PaedER was introduced and distributed to all 14 emergency ambulances and 2 helicopters staffed with emergency physicians in the city of Cologne in November 2008. Electronic records and medical protocols of the Cologne EMS over two 20-month periods from March 2007 to October 2008 and March 2018 to October 2019 data sets were retrieved. The administered doses of either intravenous, intraosseous, intranasal, or buccal fentanyl, midazolam, ketamine, or epinephrine were recorded. Primary outcome measure was the rate of severe drug dosing errors with a deviation from the recommended dose of greater than 300%. Results A total of 59 and 443 drug administrations were analyzed for 2007/08 and 2018/19, respectively. The overall rate of drug dosing errors decreased from 22.0% to 9.9% ( P = 0.014; relative risk reduction, 55%). Four of 5 severe dosing errors for epinephrine were avoided ( P < 0.021; relative risk reduction, 78%). Documentation of patient’s weight increased from 3.2% in 2007/08 to 30.5% in 2018/19 ( P < 0.001). Conclusions The distribution of the PaedER combined by educational measures significantly reduced the rates of life-threatening medication errors in a large EMS. Those results should motivate further initiatives on pediatric drug safety in prehospital emergency care.

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