Stat stands for Short Turn Around Time. Not sure where it started from, but this is what I have been told it means. I read on source claim it is an acronym. Ok, that works too. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group.
Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. What is the origin of "stat"? These orders are then verified by a pharmacist and dispensed from ADM or delivered from the pharmacy to the nursing station.
PE orders, on the other hand, are entered into the computer system directly by the prescriber. These orders need not be transcribed, scanned to the pharmacy, or verified by the pharmacist Figure 1. NPE labels show order entry time and verification time, while PE labels show entry time only. These times, along with delivery time of any medication not available in ADM were recorded and used to determine the total time for order fulfillment, as well as the length of time required for each step in the process.
In order to ensure blindness, STAT order labels were collected and reviewed by pharmacy staff not participating in the study. The recorded data was then analyzed to determine average total processing time, and to compare it with policy time; according to KMC policy, STAT orders must be administered within 30 minutes of entry.
In case of any delays for STAT order processing, data analysis was conducted to determine the source of delay, and its effect on total processing time. The primary endpoints of the study were average and median total processing time of STAT orders, while secondary end points included most frequently ordered STAT medication and longest component of ordering process. To determine the processing time, statistical analysis for the data was performed using SPSS To compare the processing time with the standard time and to show if there is a significant difference between the two types and the different steps within each type, we used Mann-Whitney test because it is much more sensitive than median or t-test, especially in the presence of outliers and when the data is neither symmetrically nor normally distributed.
A total of STAT orders were reviewed and included for analysis. Of these orders, Of these, NPE vs. Additionally, the study found that common pharmacologic classes for medications ordered include cardiovascular agents, antimicrobials, antipsychotics, sedatives and analgesics, bronchodilators, corticosteroids, and laxatives. Evaluation of STAT processing is considered an essential process to improve the quality of medication administration. This low percentage was explained through analysis of steps involved in both PE and NPE ordering types to help us figuring out which steps associated with the delay in processing STAT orders.
This study identifies that the availability of medications in ADM is a main factor in reducing the processing time, as can be seen in NPE in which the processing time was less significantly than 30 minutes with the availability of medications in the ADM.
Furthermore, the involvement of pharmacy is an important factor in decreasing the processing time. This fact can be seen in NPE in which the pharmacy verification step was involved and lead to decrease in the processing time to less than 30 min significantly even though more steps are involved in NPE orders. Possible reasons associated with this better outcome in NPE include nursing involvement in order entry. This may inform nurses early about the STAT order so they will be following the order.
It is also noticed that pharmacy involvement in PE decreased the processing time significantly with non-availability of medication in ADM. This positive impact of pharmacy involvement may be explained by the fact that drug delivery through pneumatic tubes and clarification phone calls may alert nurses that medications are due for administration. Management of hypokalemia was the most frequent reason for STAT orders.
The second most frequent medication ordered as STAT in this study was heparin. Studies have shown that early anticoagulation is associated with low mortality, mainly in acute thrombosis such as pulmonary embolism. Antimicrobials were frequently ordered as a STAT. The STAT administration of antibiotics is really required in some cases such as sepsis.
Delayed administration of antibiotics for septic patients is associated with poor survival outcomes and increased length of stay, especially in area of higher urgency such as Intensive care units. Nevertheless, the present study was conducted at a single hospital, and therefore the findings may not be generalizable to other hospitals. Another limitation of this study was the short period of this study. Despite these limitations, we have now an idea about some reasons associated with delay in STAT ordering process.
In addition this study may give a model of analysis to be used for other hospital considering studying STAT ordering process. We conclude that STAT order processing time may be improved by increasing the availability of medications in ADM, and maximizing pharmacy involvement in the order verification process. Medical » Physiology.
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