Objective: To investigate the current status of informatization and automation of pharmacy intravenous admixture services (PIVAS) in 137 medical institutions in China based on cross-sectional study

and analyze the impact of PIVAS in the province and hospital level on informatization and automation

so as to provide reference for the construction and development direction of informatization and automation in PIVAS in China. Methods: The method of investigation and research was adopted to conduct a questionnaire survey on the leaders of PIVAS in each hospital through the network

including the automation link

automation equipment

review mode

review software

review staff

information and automation results. The relationship between the status of informatization and automation and province and hospital level was analyzed. Results: A total of 138 questionnaires were sent out and 137 valid questionnaires were retrieved

with the effective response rate of 99.3%. The survey showed that PIVAS in most hospitals had achieved pre-prescription review

and the main prescription review mode was the combination of manual review and prescription review software. The main prescription review staff were PIVAS pharmacists

and the automation equipment most used by PIVAS was the automatic dispensing machine. Respondents generally agreed that the construction of automation and informatization could improve the work efficiency

compliance rate of medical orders

safety and effectiveness of medication

and reduce the labor intensity. The construction of automation and informatization was not affected by province and hospital level. Conclusion: PIVAS has made some achievements of informationization and automation in China. The construction situation is not affected by province and hospital level. It is necessary to further improve the construction standards of PIVAS informatization and automation to provide references for the construction of PIVAS automation and informatization.