Table 2.
Characteristics of patients and overridden alerts.
| Legacy | Commercial | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of medication orders, n | 42,097 | 36,800 | N/A |
| Total # of unique patients admitted to ICU, n | 684 | 783 | N/A |
| Medical ICU, n (%) | 247 (36.1) | 274 (35.0) | 0.655 |
| Neurology ICU, n (%) | 232 (33.9) | 272 (34.7) | 0.741 |
| Surgical ICU, n (%) | 205 (30.0) | 237 (30.3) | 0.901 |
| Number of unique patients with alerts, n (%) | 254 (37.1) | 706 (90.2) | < 0.0001 |
| Total # of overridden alerts, n | 1,030 | 5,535 | N/A |
| Allergy, n (%) | 486 (47.2) | 697 (12.6) | < 0.0001 |
| DDI, n (%) | 326 (31.7) | 4,566 (82.5) | < 0.0001 |
| Geriatric, n (%) | 207 (20.1) | 4 (0.1) | < 0.0001 |
| Renal, n (%) | 11 (1.0) | 268 (4.8) | < 0.0001 |
DDI = drug-drug interaction; ICU = intensive care unit.