Off-hours unavailability of drugs during emergency situations with automated drug dispensing machines
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A 'time and motion' evaluation of automated dispensing machines in the emergency department.
BACKGROUND There has been limited assessment of the impact that automated medication dispensing machines have on the medication administration process, particularly in Australian emergency departments. The aim of this study is to examine the change in medication retrieval times, number of medications retrieved and staff perceptions before and after the installation of automated dispensing machi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0832-610X,1496-8975
DOI: 10.1007/bf03022671