Safe medication administration Via FEEDING Tubes
Overview As a critical care pharmacist, questions often come up about giving medicati…
Make your ICU fluid stewardship
As a hospital pharmacist, you can improve fluid safety in the ICU, since fluids are used …
Lipid emulsions used in PN
As a critical care pharmacist, you may need to clarify the efficacy and safety of differ…
Wait to start TPN in most critically ill adults
There's now stronger evidence for waiting to start parenteral nutrition in most crit…
Easy parenteral nutrition calculation
BACKGROUND ㅡ Parenteral nutrition (PN) prescriptions typically provide from 1 to 3 liter…
Total parenteral nutrition (TPN)
Overview ㅡ Parenteral nutrition (PN) involves delivery of nutrients by the intravenous (…
Use SMOFlipid as an alternative to traditional IV lipids
Smoflipid (0.2 g/mL) is indicated in adults as a source of calories and essential fatty …