Why the study?
Do computer-based alerts improve medication adjustment time and prevent renal impairment in hospitalized patients receiving nephrotoxic medications?
Population
20,228 hospitalizations with 1,573 events of rising creatinine levels during treatment with a nephrotoxic or…
Comparison
Computerized alerts to physicians about rising… vs Control period without computerized alerts
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
7 days after an event
Authors
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Alerts may accelerate adjustments and lower renal impairment risk; leaves open confirmation by randomized trials.
Do computer-based alerts improve medication adjustment time and prevent renal impairment in hospitalized patients receiving nephrotoxic medications?
Computer-based alerts for rising creatinine levels in hospitalized patients receiving nephrotoxic medications significantly reduce time to medication adjustment and decrease the risk of serious renal impairment.
D. M. Rind (1994) studied this question.
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