Sterility of intravenous therapy in home care settings.
Providing sterile parenteral therapy for patients in home care settings has been an option for clinicians for two decades. Initially, home intravenous therapy was prepared only by pharmacists in carefully controlled environments or by nurses in the patient's home using strict aseptic techniques. Today, patients or their caregivers may be responsible for preparing parenteral products for home administration.
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Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy, Stockton, Calif., USA. pcatania@uop.edu
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D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000592:standards; D018718:Home Infusion Therapy / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000592:standards; D008297:Male; D016331:Parenteral Nutrition, Home / Q000592:standards*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013242:Sterilization / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States