title: Preparation of intravenous drug administration guidelines for a pediatric intensive care unit.
abstract: Drug administration is one of the main sources of errors in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs). An available guide for intravenous drug administration might be useful. The aim of this article is to present the methodology and results for the development of a guide for intravenous drug administration in a PICU. A total of 116 drugs were included. Standard concentrations, diluents, technique for reconstitution and dilution, stability, rate of administration, and relevant observations were defined for each drug according to a review of the most commonly used literature resources. The main unique feature of this article is that it includes standard concentrations for each drug.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy Department, Gregorio Marañón Hospital, Madrid, Spain (Drs Manrique-Rodríguez, Fernández-Llamazares, Echarri-Martínez, and Sanjurjo-Sáez); Paediatric Intensive Care Department, Gregorio Marañón Hospital, Madrid, Spain (Ms Rodríguez-Gómez); and Paediatric Intensive Care Department, Gregorio Marañón Hospital, Madrid, Spain (Drs Sánchez-Galindo, López-Herce, and Carrillo-Álvarez). Silvia Manrique-Rodríguez, PharmD, PhD, is a Clinical Hospital Pharmacist, Gregorio Marañón Hospital, Madrid, Spain. Amelia Sánchez-Galindo, MD, is an Intensive Care Pediatrician, Gregorio Marañón Hospital, Madrid, Spain. Cecilia M. Fernández-Llamazares, PharmD, PhD, is a Clinical Hospital Pharmacist, Gregorio Marañón Hospital, Madrid, Spain. Jesús López-Herce, MD, PhD, is an Intensive Care Pediatrician, Gregorio Marañón Hospital, Madrid, Spain. Milagrosa Rodríguez-Gómez is Chief Nurse, Pediatric lntensive Care Unit, Gregorio Marañón Hospital, Madrid, Spain. Lara Echarri-Martínez, PharmD, is a Clinical Hospital Pharmacist, Gregorio Marañón Hospital, Madrid, Spain. Ángel Carrillo-Álvarez, MD, PhD, is Director of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Gregorio Marañón Hospital, Madrid, Spain. María Sanjurjo-Sáez, PharmD, is Director of Pharmacy Department, Gregorio Marañón Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manrique-Rodríguez
authors.forename: Amelia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Galindo
authors.forename: Cecilia M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Fernández-Llamazares
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: López-Herce
authors.forename: Milagrosa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Gómez
authors.forename: Lara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Echarri-Martínez
authors.forename: Angel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carrillo-Álvarez
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanjurjo-Sáez
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric