A change to 100-unit insulin dosage will reduce errors.

A change to 100-unit insulin dosage will reduce errors.

Patients with diabetes were first treated with insulin in 1922. Insulin was then prepared at a concentration of 20 units/ ml, but later insulin strengths of 40 and 80 units/ml were introduced to reduce the injected volume. For patients needing very large doses, strengths of 320 and 500 units/ml have also been manufactured. The original insulin syringe was designed with 20 divisions (marks) per ...

Change to U-100 insulin does not appear to affect insulin absorption.

Change to U-100 insulin does not appear to affect insulin absorption On 1 March a two year programme began in the United Kingdom of phased transfer of all diabetics requiring insulin to insulin in a strength of 100 units/ml. Factors affecting the absorption of insulin from subcutaneous tissues include site of injection,' exercise,2 dose,3 strength of the insulin, volume, and the patient's age.4...

A Practical Tool to Reduce Medication Errors During Patient Transfer from an Intensive Care Unit

• Objective: To decrease medication errors that occur during the transfer of patients from a surgical intensive care unit (ICU) by institution of a computerized medication reconciliation tool. • Design: Prospective cohort study. • Setting and participants: Patients admitted to a 16-bed surgical ICU in an academic medical center. • Measurement: Proportion of medical records with at least 1 error...

Color coding to reduce errors.

Safety Measures to Reduce Medication Administration Errors in Paediatric Intensive Care Unit

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