Application of Radio‐frequency Identification in Perioperative Care

Ku, Hsueh Ling; Wang, Pa Chun; Su, Mu-Chun; Liu, Charles C. H.; Hwang, Wu‐Yuin

doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2009.12.034

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“…An American study showed cost savings and reduced medication errors resulting from the establishment of interdisciplinary care teams and standardized monitoring protocols for chemotherapy patients [65]. A Taiwanese study found a reduction in operating room turnaround time following the implementation of an electronic system for tracking perioperative patient care along work flow checkpoints [66]. Looking across sectors, studies from Australia [67], Kenya [72] and the UK [68], as well as an international review [69] suggest providing appropriate community-based care can address some conditions comparably to hospital care with fewer resource requirements.…”

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Eliminating the shortage of registered nurses in Canada: An exercise in applied needs-based planning

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Section: Increased Rn Productivitymentioning

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Eliminating the shortage of registered nurses in Canada: An exercise in applied needs-based planning

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“…The approaches are described in detail in eTable 8 in the Supplement; Table 2 summarizes studies that reported per-procedure event data before and after the intervention. 10,15,[68][69][70][71][72][73][74] None of the studies reported a statistically significant effect on wrong-site surgery events, despite 8 of 9 studies reporting no incident events after implementation of the intervention. The SOE across studies was insufficient (eTable 14 in the Supplement), and the intervention effect was not estimable.…”

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Wrong-Site Surgery, Retained Surgical Items, and Surgical Fires

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Current estimates for wrong-site surgery and retained surgical items are 1 event per 100,000 and 1 event per 10,000 procedures, respectively, but the precision is uncertain, and the per-procedure prevalence of surgical fires is not known. Root-cause analyses suggest the need for improved communication. Despite promising approaches and global Universal Protocol evaluations, empirical evidence for interventions is limited.

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“…Five of these studies used RFID systems in operating theaters. 14,15,18,20,27 They evaluated the time, accuracy, reliability, and acceptance of these systems and reported positive results. They also indicated that RFID systems can save much time for surgeons and nurses by reducing the need for documentation and retrieval of patient information, thus reducing the average turn-around time in operating theaters.…”

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Evaluation of the Effects of Radio-Frequency Identification Technology on Patient Tracking in Hospitals: A Systematic Review

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The aim of this study was to systematically review all studies that evaluated the effects of using radio-frequency identification (RFID) for tracking patients in hospitals. Methods:The PubMed and Embase databases were searched (to August 2015) for relevant English language studies, and those that evaluated the effects of a real-time locating systems with RFID for patient tracking in hospitals were identified and extracted. Results:Of the 652 studies found, the 17 relevant studies were extracted for inclusion. Five of the extracted studies used RFID systems in operating theaters, two in emergency departments, one in a magnetic resonance imaging department, one in a radiology room, and the remaining eight studies were in other wards. In these studies, features such as the feasibility, accuracy, precision, reliability, security, level of satisfaction, cost of care, and time efficiency of the RFID systems were reported. Of all the extracted studies, seven evaluated the accuracy of the systems in crowded and unattended areas, and five of these were satisfied with their accuracy. Six evaluated the reliability of the systems, and all of these found the systems to be reliable. Six evaluated time-savings, and all of them reported the systems to be time effective. Two focused on the cost of care, and both of these reported the systems to be cost effective. Conclusions:Although most studies reported a positive impact on the accuracy and precision of patient identification, there is insufficient good evidence to show that RFID systems can accurately localize patients in crowded settings.

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Application of Radio‐frequency Identification in Perioperative Care

Cited by 12 publications

References 12 publications

Eliminating the shortage of registered nurses in Canada: An exercise in applied needs-based planning

Eliminating the shortage of registered nurses in Canada: An exercise in applied needs-based planning

Wrong-Site Surgery, Retained Surgical Items, and Surgical Fires

Evaluation of the Effects of Radio-Frequency Identification Technology on Patient Tracking in Hospitals: A Systematic Review

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