Transitions From Parenteral Prostacyclin Analogues to Selexipag in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension [PDF]
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive illness that may require therapy with parenteral prostacyclin pathway agents (PPA) (epoprostenol and treprostinil).
Dalton J. Kuebel +4 more
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Parenteral morphine and oxycodone mixtures administered in specialised palliative and hospice care units: A retrospective medical record review [PDF]
Background: Continuous subcutaneous infusions combining several drugs are routinely used in palliative care, particularly for severe pain management. Parenteral administration routes, however, have been found to be prone to errors.
Ilona Niittynen +5 more
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Home Parenteral Support in Severe Gitelman Syndrome: A Case Report [PDF]
Gitelman syndrome (GS), also known as familial hypokalaemia‐hypomagnesemia, is a rare autosomal recessive renal tubular disorder characterized by hypokalaemia, hypomagnesemia, metabolic alkalosis, and hypocalciuria.
Georgia Martin +2 more
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Frequency of intravenous therapy use in elite adult track and field athletes [PDF]
ObjectiveTo investigate the prevalence, patterns and substances of intravenous (IV) therapy among elite endurance athletes.DesignCross-sectional observational studyMethodsParticipants were anonymously surveyed through a specially designed questionnaire ...
Eduard Bezuglov +7 more
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Glucose-containing carriers in cancer therapy (GLUCOSE-ONC): A multistream critical review and quantitative exposure framework [PDF]
Claims that glucose-containing anticancer infusions ‘feed cancer’ conflate a transient pharmaceutical carrier with chronic dysglycaemia and assume that glucose uptake equals tumour growth.
Shinichiro Kashiwagi +16 more
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Intravenous Iron Infusion in the Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anaemia Following Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery and Correlation with Gynaecological Disorders: Retrospective Review of Experience from a Tertiary Centre [PDF]
Background and Objectives: Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is a common consequence of bariatric and metabolic surgery (BMS). Women are at higher risk, and some patients cannot tolerate oral iron. This study aimed to report the demographics of patients with
Emma MacVicar +10 more
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Home Subcutaneous Magnesium Infusion in Refractory Hypomagnesemia: A Case Report
We describe a patient with renal magnesium wasting and prolonged, symptomatic hypomagnesemia that was refractory to oral therapies and intermittent intravenous infusion who achieved near-normal serum magnesium levels with subcutaneous magnesium infusions.
Rebecca M. Tokarski +3 more
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Long-term survival after intraperitoneal chemotherapy with paclitaxel-cisplatin for recurrent primary peritoneal cancer resistant to multiple lines of intravenous chemotherapy [PDF]
The long-term survival of heavily pretreated patients with primary peritoneal cancer (PPC) is uncommon. Here, we report on a patient with PPC refractory to multiple lines of intravenous chemotherapy, namely, a combined regimen of paclitaxel and ...
Hyejeong Hue +5 more
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Malassezia spp. is a commensal yeast that represents normal microflora in humans and some animals. However, Malassezia spp. can cause life-threatening invasive mycosis. Evidence on Malassezia spp. infections is limited mostly to a case reports describing
Yu. A. Rogacheva +8 more
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Summary: Background & aims: Because nutritional therapy affects clinical outcomes in critically ill patients, the nutritional management of such patients must be appropriate.
Hideto Yasuda +4 more
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