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  • Title: Costing services: comparing three i.v. medication systems.
    Author: Baker K, Evans CB, Tiburzi T, Nolan MT, Frost GL, Kokoski P, Arrington DM.
    Journal: Nurs Manage; 1993 Mar; 24(3):56-60. PubMed ID: 8455896.
    Abstract:
    Three methods of intermittent intravenous (IV) medication delivery were studied for evidence of cost effectiveness. Eighty-five patients receiving antibiotics on two general medicine units were examined over an eight-week period. Chi square analysis revealed no significant differences in the number of IV complications among the three delivery systems. ANOVA revealed no significant differences among the three systems. A cost savings of $99.70 per patient using the Bard system and $98.60 using the BD system was realized. Thirty-six (88%) of the nurses preferred a syringe pump system, 10 patients showed no strong preference for any of the methods, and the two pharmacists preferred a syringe delivery system.
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