The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) has reported that “Medical errors are
responsible for injury in as many as 1 out of every 25 hospital patients; an estimated 48,000-98,000 patients die from medical errors
each year. Errors in healthcare have been estimated to cost more than $5 million per year in a large teaching hospital, and preventable
health-care related cost the economy $17-$29 billion per year.”
These errors may result in a patient receiving the wrong medication, a test result being misread, or even a misdiagnosis. A study by the Agency for Healthcare
Aria testing can be used both in-process and for final IV formulations.
A simple, inexpensive test which requires little technical
expertise to perform provides a simple straightforward indication of whether or not the IV solution has been prepared correctly and
is ready for use.
Research and Quality found that preventable adverse drug events caused 1 out of 5 injuries or death per year in the hospitals studied. A significant number of the adverse drug events arise is the hospital pharmacy IV room. These errors are among some of the most difficult to detect and are extremely dangerous to the patient.