Potential hazards of precipitation associated with calcium chloride in parenteral nutrition admixtures: Response to Migaki et al.

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 497-498

  Driscoll, David F ^a,d   Newton, David W ^b   Bistrian, Bruce R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Stable Solutions LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; PARENTERAL SOLUTION; PHOSPHATE;

CONTAMINATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS FEEDING; LETTER; LUNG EMBOLISM; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RISK FACTOR; SOLUBILITY;

ALUMINUM; AMINO ACIDS; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; ELECTROLYTES; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION SOLUTIONS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; PHOSPHATES;

EID: 84865270165     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607112455064     Document Type: Letter

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