Calcium and phosphate compatibility in low-osmolarity parenteral nutrition admixtures intended for peripheral vein administration

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 46-54

  Joy, Julie ^a   Silvestri, Anthony P ^b   Franke, Rolf ^c   Bistrian, Bruce R ^a   Nehne, Jörg ^c   Newton, David W ^d   Driscoll, David F ^e  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Sterile Product Compounding Unit   (United States)

^c B Braun Melsungen AG   (Germany)

^d SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Amino acids; Dibasic calcium phosphate; Low osmolarity parenteral nutrition; Particle size; Precipitates

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CALCIUM; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; GLUCOSE; PHOSPHATE; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OSMOLARITY; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PARTICLE SIZE; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PH MEASUREMENT; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AMINO ACIDS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM GLUCONATE; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; FOOD, FORMULATED; HUMANS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PHOSPHATES;

EID: 76749102423     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607109338216     Document Type: Article

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