Infusion

people like my grandmother, who passed away from ovarian cancer never dreamed. Ovarian cancer causes more deaths than any other gynecologic cancer in the United States. “FDA approved bevacizumab solution for intravenous infusion (Avastin) in combination with paclitaxel, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, or topotecan, for treatment of patients with platinum-resistant recurrent epithelian ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer”,…

While at work the past two weeks I observed a recurring conflict. Two weeks ago a patient presented to the Medical Surgical nurses states with a Demographic face sheet and told me he was there for fluids. I kindly asked the man if he knew where he was suppose to go and he told me “last week when I was back in outpatient infusion area, they told me I would be out here today”. I said it would be one moment because I needed to make sure this is where he was supposed to be and if he was supposed…

The study performed by Rothchild et al. (2005) examining the use of smart infusion pumps to improve medication safety in critically ill patients was published in the Critical Care Medicine journal. The purpose of this randomized control trial was to take a closer look at medication errors, the frequency and adverse drug events that occur while using smart infusion pumps. “To Err is Human, patient safety was defined as freedom from accidental injury. Accidental injuries, also known as adverse…

Introduction Intravenous infusion therapy is an infusion of fluids directly into the patient’s bloodstream via a vein using an intravenous catheter. It is frequently used in hospital settings for patients that require a rapid onset of medication and for those who are unable to receive medications orally. According to Adams and Urban (2012), intravenous (IV) infusion is considered to be the most dangerous route of receiving medications because medication cannot be retrieved once it enters the…

Some of them are briefly discussed below: • Low cost: The fabrication procedures involved in the Vacuum assisted resin infusion process use relatively low cost equipment for the quality of composite manufactured. • High performance light weight laminates manufactured through this process are comparable to other more expensive manufacturing methods such as Autoclave. • Ability of the reinforcements to be handled in dry state leading to reduced exposure to resin. The laminators are thus in less…

anything other than technology help and based support. Electronic-imaging classes not only help to ground students in solving basic life problems, but they also offer a widening sense of the world. Computers and other photographic media often allow us to delude ourselves that perfection is possible, that control is a reality of technology. New software applications and engaging web sites further extend the possibilities for technology integration into foreign-language instruction. Foreign…

My Organization is CVS. I chose the organization that I feel passionate about, helping our patients with their feeding difficulties. Coram/CVS Specialty Infusion provides a lasting positive impact on our patients. Coram is an industry leader and handles infusion for patients as well. Patient safety is one of our top priorities at Coram, and nowhere is this more genuine than in our pharmacies. We care for patients through a national channel that has over 90 locations nationwide, however on the…

hypotensive response on continuing the infusion. We report a case of hypertensive crisis following dexmedetomidine infusion used for procedural sedation, necessitating discontinuation of the infusion and treatment of hypertension. The dilemmas involved in treating hypertension caused by dexmedetomidine are discussed. Key words : Dexmedetomidine, Hypertension, Sedation. Introduction Dexmedetomidine, a highly selective centrally acting α2 adrenoceptor agonist…

manufacturer dosing information to treat any 14-year-old immunocompromised child with the presentation of herpes simplex infection, 5 mg/kg acyclovir sodium should be administered as a slow continuous infusion over 1 hour at every 8 hours for 7 days.2,3 JL is an obese patient so as per the Micromedex and manufacturer dosing, ideal body weight should be used for calculating a…

profile having pharmacokinetic characteristics particularly suitable for continuous infusion [1,2]. Although propofol is commonly used for induction and maintenance of anesthesia in obese patients, little is known about its tolerated and effective dose in such patients [3]. Obese individuals have larger lean body and fat masses compared to non-obese of the same age, gender, and height. The altered physiological changes that accompany obesity include an increase in blood volume, body water,…