Pedi Safe iPhone App Review

Filed in iPhone apps on December 3, 2011 with no comments

Pedisafe is a an app available for the iOS and android operating systems. It is designed as a quick reference for the occasional pediatric practitioner in need of a way to look up weight based drug dosing.

Review:

The beauty of this app is its aesthetic and ease of navigation. The first screen asks you choose a color coded patient weight  in either pounds or kilograms:

The subsequent screen calculates drug dosing, age-specific equipment choices as well as vital signs:

The available weight specific categories are useful: Normal Vital Signs, Airway Equipment, Pretreatment Medications, Induction Medications, Paralytic Medications, Sedation Maintenance, Fluid Resuscitation, Cardiovascular Support and Cardiac Resuscitation.

The app screens flow seamlessly and overall a well designed useful app.

Some flaws worth mentioning

  • The app probably included too much info and in a pinch might be hard to look something up as quickly as needed.
  • Pretreatment meds only include Vecuronium, Lidocaine and Fentanyl.  This section needs WAY more meds (i.e. IM Ketamine, PO Versed etc.)
  • Sedation Maintenance includes Vecuronium !!!  I suppose this should include a disclaimer for intubated patients only.
  • Postoperative pain management pretty much ignored.  I would like to see PR Acetaminophen, Morphine, Hydromorphone doses amongst others.
Conclusion:
Overall an excellent, well designed app minus same major omissions which will hopefully be corrected in the next version.

 

Pedisafe is an app available for ios and android operating systems ($0.99)

Ipad app available as well here.

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