Table 1.

Definitions

Unique and Total Infusion Starts	Each new bag or syringe for a medication is given a unique infusion ID. Given that a unique infusion may be started and stopped multiple times, as a result of alarms and alerts, the total number of infusion starts will be greater than the number of unique infusions. We considered each infusion start an opportunity to evaluate the pump.
Cancel	Provider cancels the pump programming after an alert and starts over. Cancellation is forced by the pump when a hard limit is exceeded.
Reprogram	Provider resets the pump programming for medication dose or rate after an alert.
Override	Provider receives an alert and chooses to proceed without changes in pump programming.
Basic Mode	Pump programming mode that requires all information to be manually entered and which bypasses all safety features of the pump except volume to be infused.
Dose Error Reduction Software	Software present in the pump that allows the creation of a population-specific drug library with established minimum and maximum dose and/or rate limits by medication.