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Infuusiohoidot turvallisesti kotona – selvitys älykkään teknologian mahdollisuuksista

Finnish Journal of eHealth and eWelfare, 2017
The purpose of the research project titled “Safety at Home and in Institutional Care: Utilizing remote monitoring and smart pump -technology in infusion care” was to identify the profile of patients, who require institutional care for infusion therapy ...
Eija Kivekäs, Eija Toppinen, Hannu Kokki, Pekka Mäntyselkä, Ulla-Mari Kinnunen, Juhamatti Huusko, Kaija Saranto   +6 more
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Central Venous Catheter Complications during Home Parenteral Nutrition: A Prospective Pilot Study of 481 Patients with More than 30,000 Catheter Days [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) has been shown to delay deterioration in cancer patients with malnutrition. Its risk-benefit ratio, however, is determined by the threat of central venous catheter (CVC) complications.
Arnold, Dirk, Crispin, Alexander, Schild, Sandra, Thul, Paul, Weimann, Arved   +4 more
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Fabry Disease Patients: an examination of Mood Status, Therapy Adherence, and COVID-19 infection

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2022
Background Fabry disease (FD) is a rare metabolic disorder, in which a lifelong enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) constitutes the cornerstone of disease-specific therapy.
Cebrail Karaca, Mevlut Tamer Dincer, Seyda Gul Ozcan, Betul Sarac, Saffa Ahmadzada, Selma Alagoz, Alev Bakir, Ertugrul Kiykim, Sinan Trabulus, Nurhan Seyahi   +9 more
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Intravenous versus subcutaneous drug administration. Which do patients prefer? A systematic review [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Intravenous (IV) drug delivery is commonly used for its rapid administration and immediate drug effect. Most studies compare IV to subcutaneous (SC) delivery in terms of safety and efficacy, but little is known about what patients prefer.
Fallowfield, Lesley J, Harder, Helena, Jenkins, Valerie A, Stoner, Kelly L   +3 more
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Subcutaneous Furosemide in Heart Failure

JACC: Basic to Translational Science, 2018
Parenteral diuretics form the cornerstone of decongestion in heart failure. However, parenteral therapy routinely requires emergency room or inpatient care. A novel buffered furosemide formulation with neutral pH was developed to offer “hospital-strength”
Domenic A. Sica, MD, Pieter Muntendam, MD, Rene L. Myers, PhD, Jozine M. ter Maaten, MD, PhD, Mark E. Sale, MD, Rudolf A. de Boer, MD, PhD, Bertram Pitt, MD   +6 more
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The patients` perspective on home-based infusion: A longitudinal observational study in the German healthcare setting for patients with lysosomal storage disorders treated with enzyme replacement therapy

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports, 2023
Background: Lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs), metabolic disorders resulting in build-up of endogenous waste and progressive organ damage, can be treated with intravenous enzyme replacement therapy (ERT).
Ria Heinrich, Franziska Claus, Tonio Schoenfelder   +2 more
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A clinician’s guide for administration of high-concentration and facilitated subcutaneous immunoglobulin replacement therapy in patients with primary immunodeficiency diseases

Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, 2022
Immunoglobulin replacement therapy is the standard-of-care treatment for patients with primary immunodeficiency diseases who have impaired antibody production and function.
Kristin Epland, Daniel Suez, Kenneth Paris   +2 more
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Cytotoxic chemotherapy for incurable colorectal cancer: living with a PICC-line [PDF]

, 2008
<b>Aims.</b> (i) To determine which aspects of living with a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line cause Modified de Gramont (MdG) patients most difficulty. (ii) To explore MdG patients' views of the PICC-line experience.
Agence D’evaluation des Technologies et des Modes D’intervention en Sante (AETMIS), Borras, Carlson, Chernecky, Collins, de Gramont, Dobson, Elf, Gabriel, Gabriel, Galloway, Holloway, Jenkins, Kruijver, Leonard, marc: Management and Awareness of the Risk of Cytotoxics, McCaughan, Moureau, National Institute for Health and Clinical Evidence, Oakley, Oppenheim, Ost, Philpot, Polit, Priest, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, SEHD, Sitzia, Skalla, Twelves C in SEHD, UK Parliament, WHO, Young   +32 more
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Subcutaneous vitamin B12 administration using a portable infusion pump in cobalamin-related remethylation disorders: a gentle and easy to use alternative to intramuscular injections

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2021
Background Cobalamin (cbl)-related remethylation disorders are a heterogeneous group of inherited disorders comprising the remethylation of homocysteine to methionine and affecting multiple organ systems, most prominently the nervous system and the bone ...
Amelie S. Lotz-Havla, Katharina J. Weiß, Katharina A. Schiergens, Theresa Brunet, Jürgen Kohlhase, Stephanie Regenauer-Vandewiele, Esther M. Maier   +6 more
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Perioperative diabetes insipidus: Report of two unusual cases

Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology Case Reports, 2022
Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a rare clinical condition in the postoperative period. Post-surgery polyuria is a common finding, as the body excretes the excessive fluid given during surgery.
Nissar Shaikh, Muhammad Z. Labathkhan, Qazi Zeeshan, Lance Marcus, Abdulqadir J. Nashwan   +4 more
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