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. 2020 Sep 14;17(2):108–113. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000770

TABLE 3.

Agreement Response of Participants With Hands-on Experience (n = 204)* and No Hands-on Experience (n = 132)* With Syringe Brake

Survey Statements Agree, n (%) aOR (95% CI) P
Hands-on No Hands-on
Ease of use
1  It is easy to fit Syringe Brake onto the syringe. 171 (86.4) 79 (60.3) 4.36 (2.53–7.53) <0.001
2  It is easy to set the desired volume to be administered. 191 (94.1) 92 (70.8) 7.25 (3.55–14.81) <0.001
3  It is difficult to learn how to use Syringe Brake. (reverse) 178 (88.1) 80 (61.1) 4.97 (2.83–8.72) <0.001
Safety aspects
4  Syringe Brake allows the drug to be titrated safely. 186 (91.6) 96 (72.7) 4.22 (2.24–7.96) <0.001
5  Syringe Brake gives users the confidence to avoid overdosing patient. 179 (88.2) 90 (68.7) 3.38 (1.92–5.95) <0.001
6  Using Syringe Brake can prevent medication error when the user does not realize diluted morphine (10 mg/10 mL) 1 mg equates 1 mL. 171 (83.8) 95 (72.0) 2.03 (1.19–3.46) 0.010
7  Syringe Brake can prevent wrong dose administration arising from miscommunication when the drug is prepared and administered by a different person. 154 (75.5) 87 (65.9) 1.58 (0.98–2.57) 0.062
Efficiency
8  For a process that requires excess dose to be discarded before administration, for example, discards 9 mL when only 1 mg is required, Syringe Brake saves time by removing the necessity to discard excess morphine. 139 (68.8) 76 (58.0) 1.65 (1.03–2.65) 0.037
Acceptance
9  I am willing to use Syringe Brake. 169 (83.3) 85 (64.9) 2.72 (1.62–4.58) <0.001
10  I prefer using Syringe Brake compared with the previous workflow. 134 (66.3) 74 (56.1) 1.60 (1.01–2.52) 0.046
11  Overall, I am satisfied with the use of Syringe Brake to prevent medication error. 174 (86.1) 80 (61.1) 4.04 (2.36–6.92) <0.001

*Percentage presented is from total available responses and may not add up to n value because of missing data.