LabelSyringe
Makes printing sophisticated labels easy at the point of care.
Features
Customisable Dilutions
You can set your own personal instructions to prepare a syringe with a dilution. These instructions are displayed in the app and can be shared with colleagues.
Label Printer
To print labels, LabelSyringe uses the Brother QL-820N(WB) black-and-white printer, which is a small WiFi budget printer. An alternative system to colour coding labels is in development. The printer can create its own WiFi network or join an existing one. (Note that the application can also be used without a printer.)
Check & Double-check
The label and preparation can easily be double-checked by a second medical professional by scanning a QR-code. Both names will be placed on the label.
Online & Offline
LabelSyringe does not need a continuous connection with the internet.
Getting Started
STEP 1: Setup
Create an account and log in to the web editor to edit the drug list. If used, also set up your printer.
STEP 2: Customise
Customise the instructions to prepare a dilution to your preference in the web editor. Examples of drug dilution records are available to edit and create your own. Specifically, for paediatric cases you can choose to dilute on weight base or specify ranges of dilutions in relation to weight.
STEP 3: Synchronise
Install the app on your phone. Log in using the same credentials as used in the editor to synchronise your records. An internet connection is only required to periodically synchronise these records.
STEP 4: Usage
Follow the instructions in the app to make your first preparation. Optionally, you can generate a QR-code and ask your colleague to scan the QR-code in his LabelSyringe app. Your colleague can, in turn, check and print the label. (Note that your colleague also needs an account to double-check.)
STEP 5: Feedback
Give us your feedback on problems and request additional features. Please contact us to add users to your records. More information can be found in the wiki.
Demo
Free to Use
LabelSyringe is free for individual users. Even without a printer the software can be useful for streamlining drug preparation in your department.
Institutional implementation
TBD/mo
Please contact us if you want to implement the software on your department(s) with multiple users and printers.
Our Team
The team exists of young developers under the leadership of a retired cardio-thoracic anaesthesiologist.
Frank Engbers
Project manager
Retired cardio-thoracic anaesthesiologist with 30 years experience in paediatric anaesthesia, specialised in children with Congenital Heart Disease. Anaesthesiologist in multiple CHD mission teams for Suriname (Dutch Guyana), Guyana and Philippines. Confrontation on these missions with different dilution protocols formed the incentive for the development of LabelSyringe. Developer of the Tivatrainer(X) app. A well known pharmacokinetic simulation program for anaesthetic drugs, used by clinicians and researchers for more than 25 years. Co-founder and board member of the European Society for Intravenous anaesthesia.
Ivo Kroskinski
Developer
Master student Computer Science at Delft University of Technology. Interested in cyber security, embedded systems and IoT. Experienced in writing mobile applications.
Luca Cras
Developer
Master student Computer Science at Delft University of Technology. Experienced in writing mobile applications and large-scale web applications.
Bent Engbers
Developer
Bachelor student of Computer Science and Engineering at Delft University of Technology. Experienced in writing progressive web applications, backends and cross platform mobile applications.
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