[Translated article] Standardized classification of pharmaceutical interventions in intensive care units
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: A standardized classification system was developed to harmonize the documentation of pharmaceutical interventions throughout the pharmacotherapeutic process in intensive care units caring for critically ill adult patients. The Intensive Care and Critical Patient Pharmacists Group (FarMIC) created an initial proposal, which was evaluated in a first phase through one week of intervention recording. After analyzing 168 interventions, modifications were made to improve applicability. In a subsequent phase, volunteer hospital pharmacists used the adapted classification for another week, documenting an additional 562 interventions. The analysis of discrepancies and suggestions allowed the consensus of a final classification comprising 35 types of interventions related to issues in indication, effectiveness, safety, and other aspects such as pharmacist consultations, therapeutic drug monitoring, and nutritional support. This classification provides a homogeneous framework that facilitates the standardization of pharmaceutical interventions in critically ill patients and promotes data comparability across centers.
Source: Farmacia Hospitalaria
Authors: Esther Domingo Chiva, Fernando Becerril Moreno, Miguel Ángel Amor García, Laura Doménech Moral, Tatiana Betancor García, Carla Bastida Fernández, Marta Albanell Fernández, Irene Aquerreta González, Sara Cobo Sacristán, Amaia Egüés Lugea, Aurora Fernández Polo, Sara Ortiz Pérez, María Martín Cerezuela
Institutions: Hospital Can Misses, Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina, Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Bellvitge University Hospital, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Hospital Universitario 12 De Octubre, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Geriatrics and Gerontology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,640
OpenAlex ID: W7160330929