Sociodemographic profile of the study subjects along with results of intervention in PDSA and post-intervention phase
| Phase variables | Baseline No (%) | PDSA 1 No (%) | PDSA 2 No (%) | PDSA 3 No (%) | PDSA 4 No (%) | Post-intervention No (%) |
| Prescriptions (N) | 180 | 44 | 43 | 36 | 37 | 212 |
| Boys | 15 (46.9) | 9 (60) | 10 (62.5) | 6 (63.6) | 6 (66.7) | 22 (57.9) |
| Girls | 17 (53.1) | 6 (40) | 6 (37.5) | 5 (36.4) | 6 (33.3) | 16 (42.1) |
| Mean gestational age (weeks) | 34.13 (+3.85) | 35.73 (+2.93) | 34.63 (+3.07) | 34.18 (+3.42) | 33.67 (+2.81) | 34.6 (+3.28) |
| Mean birth weight (kg) | 1.74 (+0.68) | 1.93 (+0.94) | 1.94 (+0.69) | 1.92 (+0.72) | 1.81 (+0.61) | 1.94 (+0.85) |
| Outcome (discharge %) | 63.4 | 73.3 | 56.3 | 66.8 | 70.2 | 75.5 |
| Change ideas | Training, drug chart display | Cross-checking, countersignature | Manual entry on computer | Software-generated prescription | ||
| Wrong dose | 36 (20) | 8 (18.2) | 4 (9.3) | 4 (11.1) | 0 | 3 (1.4) |
| Wrong interval | 16 (8.9) | 4 (9) | 2 (4.7) | 1 (2.7) | 2 (5.4) | 2 (1) |
| Wrong preparation | 22 (12.2) | 3 (6.8) | 2 (4.7) | 1 (2.7) | 0 | 2 (1) |
| Median error percentage | 63 | 48 | 42 | 30 | 14 | 10.5 |
| Mean errors/patient (+SD) | 4.06+3.04 | 1.6+1.45 | 1.125+1.1 | 1.1+1.5 | 0.83+0.9 | 0.58+0.76 |
| Total errors | 128 (71.1) | 24 (54.5) | 18 (41.8) | 12 (33.3) | 4 (10.8) | 22 (10.4) |
PDSA, plan–do–study–act.