Table 2.
Sensitivity analysis on Q1 and Q3 and range for 14,000 compounded medications scenarios.
| Parameter | Verification speed (minutes per item) | Time saving per item (minutes) | FTEa gain per 14,000 items PAb assuming 225 days of work PA per FTE | Nursing time saved per day (hours and minutes per 14,000 items) |
| Mean | 0.697 | 5.303 | 0.425 | 3 hours and 24 minutes |
| Min | 0.222 | 5.778 | 0.46 | 3 hours and 41 minutes |
| Max | 1.875 | 4.125 | 0.33 | 2 hours and 38 minutes |
| Q1 | 0.316 | 5.684 | 0.45 | 3 hours and 38 minutes |
| Q3 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 0.40 | 2 hours and 11 minutes |
aFTE: full-time employee.
bPA: per annum.