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Best Practices
Centralized Breast Milk Handling and Bar Code Scanning Improve Patient Safety
Publication
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Year
2015
Authors
Steele, Caroline X.
This article summarizes best practices towards centralized prep and the use of trained technicians and barcode scanning in the preparation of Human Milk in the hospital setting. 282 potential failure points were identified throughout the entire feed process.
“The following are considered best practices to reduce the risk of HM errors and infant feeding contamination within the hospital setting: centralized preparation of HM in a dedicated space that supports aseptic technique by a qualified trained technician, bar code scanning to reduce risk of misadministration and feeding of expired milk.”
The Timeless Medical Women & Infants System™ improves patient safety through precise preparation calculation, stopping the administration of expired feeds, and isolating recalled products — directly resolving half of these potential failure points and mitigating risk in all of the top 85.
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