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Prevalence of pharmacists during trauma resuscitation at level I & II trauma centers: a national survey
Mohr, Ashley Wegner-Busch, Elizabeth Nyberg, Sue M. Hale, LaDonna S.
Mohr, Ashley
Wegner-Busch, Elizabeth
Nyberg, Sue M.
Hale, LaDonna S.
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2008-04-25
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Mohr, Ashley, Wegner-Busch, Elizabeth, Nyberg, Sue, Hale, LaDonna. (2008). Prevalence of pharmacists during trauma resuscitation at level I & II trauma centers: a national survey . In Proceedings: 4th Annual Symposium: Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects. Wichita, KS: Wichita State University, p.27-28
Abstract
The role of the clinical pharmacist
continues to evolve as more pharmacists are being
utilized as members of clinical hospital patient
management teams. Anecdotal evidence suggests that an
emerging role for pharmacists is as part of trauma
resuscitation teams, however recent census data has not
captured this information. The purpose of this study
was to determine the prevalence of pharmacist utilization
as trauma resuscitation team members at U.S. Level I
and Level II trauma centers. Methods: A nine-item
survey was designed and mailed to US trauma centers to
investigate the prevalence and characteristics of
pharmacist utilization in trauma resuscitations. Results:
A total of 52.9% (246) of 465 US trauma centers
completed the survey. Almost 25% of the respondents
are currently utilizing pharmacists in trauma
resuscitations, while an additional 11.4% were
considering pharmacist utilization in the future. Duties
and responsibilities reported to be performed by
pharmacists during trauma resuscitations focused mainly
on calculation of medication dosage, medication
preparation and utilization as an information resource to
other clinicians. Conclusion: Pharmacists are being
utilized as members of trauma resuscitation teams.
Additional research is indicated to determine if
pharmacist participation in trauma resuscitation is an
effective utilization of critical resources.
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Paper presented to the 4th Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Hughes Metropolitan Complex, Wichita State University, April 25, 2008.
Research completed at the Department of Physician Assistant. College of Health Professions
Research completed at the Department of Physician Assistant. College of Health Professions
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Wichita State University. Graduate School.
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GRASP
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v.4