WORKLOAD ANALYSIS OF PARENTERAL NUTRITION SERVICES AT MINISTRY OF HEALTH HOSPITAL IN SAUDI ARABIA
Author(s)
Alomi YA1, Fallatah AO2, Al-Smail EH2
1Ministry of Health, RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, 2King Salman Hospital, RIYADH, Saudi Arabia
Presentation Documents
OBJECTIVES: The Total Parenteral nutrition (TPN) services is a part of the pharmacy strategic planning at MOH in Saudi Arabia. The study explored the workload analysis of public hospital in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia METHODS:
It is a Cross-sectional analysis of 6-month 2015 TPN services provided to neonates, pediatrics, and adults patients. The TPN services 8-hours per day and 7-days per a week. It was at 300-Bed Hospital (King Salman Hospital) at MOH in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The pharmacist reviews and prepared TPN. TPN prepared through sterile 797 standards and automated compounding facilities. The workload drives as TPN central pharmacy services, TPN patient specific pharmacy activities, and TPN general administration pharmacy activities.
RESULTS: The total number patients were 112 with 1631 TPN orders. Of that 1464 TPN orders for 108 neonates patients, 39 TPN orders for three pediatrics patients, and 108 TPN orders for six adults patients. The Average number of TPN preparations per day for adults 0.6 order, pediatrics 0.22 order, and neonates 8.24 orders. The average volume per the order for adults was 1,822.96 ml for Pediatrics 1,116.41 ml and neonates 255.22 ml. The average time preparation per each preparation 35 min. The Total full-time employee (FTE) for TPN services (1.51 FTE) pharmacist per day. It divided toTPN central pharmacy services (0.3 FTE) pharmacist, TPN patient specific pharmacy activities (1.18 FTE) pharmacist, and TPN administration specific pharmacy activities (0.019 FTE) pharmacist CONCLUSIONS: The workload analysis of Total Parenteral Nutrition is the first study at MOH in Saudi Arabia. It is an essential tool for quality indicators of TPN services, and pharmacy strategic plan, forecasting of new TPN services.Conference/Value in Health Info
2016-10, ISPOR Europe 2016, Vienna, Austria
Value in Health, Vol. 19, No. 7 (November 2016)
Code
PHP148
Topic
Epidemiology & Public Health
Topic Subcategory
Safety & Pharmacoepidemiology
Disease
Multiple Diseases