Ergonomic and economic aspects of total parenteral nutrition

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 149-154

  Genton, Laurence ^a   Mühlebach, Stephan ^b   Dupertuis, Yves M ^a   Pichard, Claude ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b Pharmacopoeia   (Switzerland)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Economics; Ergonomics; Multi compartment bags; Nutritional support team; Parenteral nutrition

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; GLUCOSE; LIPID EMULSION; PHOSPHATE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; CALORIC INTAKE; CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENTERIC FEEDING; ERGONOMICS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; NURSE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PROTEIN INTAKE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEPSIS; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKLOAD;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG COMPOUNDING; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; HUMANS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SAFETY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746261522     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: 15353885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mco.0000214574.82686.ac     Document Type: Review

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