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Drug administration through enteral feeding catheters

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 2002
Because of easiness and accessibility, the oral route of administration is usually the route of choice for medication delivery, as long as the oral drug form is available and the patients' circumstances allow it.In patients admitted to the intensive care unit this route is frequently altered. This provokes difficulties in swallowing and consequently an
Charles F, Seifert, Barbara A, Johnston, Carlos, Rojas-Fernandez   +2 more
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Inadvertent Intravenous Administration of Enteral Diet

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 1984
Needle catheter jejunostomy feedings were instituted in a 64‐yr‐old man on postoperative day 1 following subtotal gastrectomy for carcinoma of the antrum. Several days later, the enteral tube catheter was inadvertently connected to the patient's peripheral intravenous cannula which resulted in the intravenous administration of the enteral formula ...
T A, Stellato, L H, Danziger, H S, Nearman, R J, Creger   +3 more
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Enteral tube administration of oral chemotherapy drugs

Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice, 2020
Objective Patients receiving oral chemotherapies face treatment interruptions if they require placement of an enteral tube for nutrition, potentially leading to adverse outcomes in cancer treatment. Enteral tube medication administration can provide a suitable alternative.
Samantha H Spencer, Shannon M Menard, Malgorzata Z Labedz, Courtney D Krueger, Katherine V Sarna   +4 more
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Enteral alimentation: administration and complications.

Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 1991
Tube feeding is commonly used for providing essential calories and nutrients to the patient otherwise unable to eat. In the last two decades there has been significant expansion in the number and quality of enteral formulas. In this review, we evaluate the indications for each major class of formula, and survey complications associated with formulas ...
R, Benya, S, Mobarhan
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Administration of medications through enteral feeding catheters

American Journal of Critical Care, 1997
BACKGROUND: Enteral feeding catheters are commonly used to administer both nutritional feedings and oral forms of medications. Obstruction of the catheters is a major concern. OBJECTIVES: To study characteristics of obstruction of enteral feeding catheters in ICU patients and current knowledge and practices of ICU nurses of administering medications ...
D C, Belknap, C F, Seifert, M, Petermann
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Administration of antiretroviral medication via enteral tubes

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 2012
Case reports and other published or manufacturer-provided data on the administration of antiretroviral agents through enteral feeding tubes are reviewed.There is very limited published evidence to guide clinicians in the delivery of therapies for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection by feeding tubes, especially crushed tablets and capsule ...
Emily S, Prohaska, Allison R, King
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Medication administration through enteral feeding tubes

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 2008
An overview of enteral feeding tubes, drug administration techniques, considerations for dosage form selection, common drug interactions with enteral formulas, and methods to minimize tube occlusion is given.Enteral nutrition through a feeding tube is the preferred method of nutrition support in patients who have a functioning gastrointestinal tract ...
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Safe Practices for Medication Administration via Enteral Tubes

AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 2023
Medication errors are possible when drugs are given through enteral feeding tubes.The Institute for Safe Medication Practices has suggested strategies for reducing the common errors that can occur through use of this route of administration.
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Entering and leaving school administrative positions

International Journal of Leadership in Education, 1999
By analysing survey data collected from 457 students in 29 school administration programmes across the United States, this study examines (a) the relative importance of factors related to deciding to enter and to potentially leave school administration and (b) the canonical correlation between reasons for entering and leaving administration.
Jianping Shen, Van E. Cooley, Connie D. Ruhl-Smith   +2 more
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