Infusion therapy with milrinone in the home care setting for patients who have advanced heart failure

Journal of Intravenous Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 148-154

  Boger, Janet E ^a   DeLuca, Shannon L ^a   Watkins, Dana F ^a   Vershave, Kathleen K ^a   Thomley, Alan M ^b  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Sanger Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INOTROPIC AGENT; MILRINONE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG MECHANISM; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HOME INFUSION THERAPY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MILRINONE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PYRIDONES;

EID: 0030913809     PISSN: 08965846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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