Current Status and Problems Regarding Drug Administration via Feeding Tubes
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Drug administration through feeding tubes; an integrated qualification program.
INTRODUCTION The literature documents numerous inconveniences of drug administration through feeding tubes. Actions to improve the quality of this practice are of great importance. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to describe the implementation process and results of an Integrated Program to improve drug administration through feeding tubes in a Brazilian general hospital. METHODS T...
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عنوان ژورنال: Iryo Yakugaku (Japanese Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences)
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1346-342X,1882-1499
DOI: 10.5649/jjphcs.38.299