Class of 2016 Abstract and Report / Objectives: To describe the effect of time spent in pneumatic tube system on the concentrations of bags of regular insulin.
Methods: Twelve intravenous bags of regular insulin in normal saline with a concentration of one unit per milliliter were prepared, with six bags acting as the control group and six bags as the experimental group. Bags in the experimental group were transported to stations labeled X, Y, and Z which were at varying distances from the pharmacy. Bags in the control group were walked the same tube stations. Three samples from each bag were analyzed using the ValiMed™ medication validation system before and after transport and the standard deviations (SDs) from the mean were recorded.
Results: At baseline there were no statistically significant differences in the standard deviations (SDs) between the control and experimental group (p = 0.1008). SDs after transport compared to baseline SDs produced statistically significant differences (p < 0.005) except for the control group transported to tube station Z (p = 0.0867).
Conclusions: The SDs after either transport produced a statistically significant difference when compared to baseline except for one group of insulin bags. This indicates that concentration may not be affected by method of delivery, since statistically significant difference occurred regardless of transport method. It appears to be safe to transport insulin IV infusion bags by pneumatic tube system.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/613970 |
| Date | January 2016 |
| Creators | Wong, Bryant, Mopera, Deo, Bergstrom, Eric |
| Contributors | Bergstrom, Eric, College of Pharmacy, The University of Arizona |
| Publisher | The University of Arizona. |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text, Electronic Report |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author. |
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