Extent of trace-element contamination from simulated compounding of total parenteral nutrient solutions

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 53, Issue 19, 1996, Pages 2299-2303

  Pluhator Murton, Michelle M ^a   Fedorak, Richard N ^a,b   Audette, Robert J ^c   Marriage, Barbara J ^b   Yatscoff, Randall W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Dept of Lab Medicine and Pathology   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Automation; Boron; Compounding; Containers; Contamination; Elements; Equip ment; Injections; Nutrition; Water for Injection; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BORON; PARENTERAL SOLUTION; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER; ZINC;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; EQUIPMENT; INJECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

EID: 0029819815     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/53.19.2299     Document Type: Article

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