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Enhancing Children's Safety by Barcoding Implementation at Breast Milk Feeding.

Mariana Daus1, Thelma Maydana1, Daniel Rizzato Lede1

  • 1Department of Health Informatics, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|January 4, 2018
PubMed
Summary

Implementing breast milk barcoding enhances patient safety in neonatal intensive care units. This technology ensures accurate milk administration, reducing risks associated with enteral nutrition for hospitalized newborns.

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Area of Science:

  • Neonatal care
  • Healthcare technology
  • Patient safety

Background:

  • Hospitalized newborns in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) often require enteral nutrition via orogastric or nasogastric tubes.
  • Nursing staff manage the complex tasks of human milk fractionation, storage, and administration.
  • Human milk, while optimal, poses disease transmission risks if not handled properly, highlighting the need for stringent safety protocols.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the implementation process of breast milk barcoding technology in an academic tertiary hospital.
  • To enhance patient safety during the administration of human milk to vulnerable newborns.
  • To leverage health information technology to prevent adverse events related to enteral feeding.

Main Methods:

  • Detailed description of the steps undertaken to integrate barcoding technology into the breast milk feeding workflow.
Keywords:
BarcodingBreast FeedingPatient Safety

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  • Focus on the verification of patient identity and prescription accuracy using barcoding prior to milk administration.
  • Implementation within an academic tertiary hospital setting.

    • Main Results:

    • Successful integration of breast milk barcoding technology into clinical practice.
    • Demonstrated ability of barcoding to improve accuracy in patient identification and prescription verification.
    • Enhanced safety measures for human milk administration in the NICU.

    Conclusions:

    • Barcoding technology is an effective tool for improving patient safety in neonatal enteral nutrition.
    • The implementation process provides a model for other institutions seeking to enhance breast milk administration safety.
    • Health information technology, specifically barcoding, plays a crucial role in preventing adverse events in NICU settings.