High-Risk IV Medications in Special Patient Populations - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1447158687 ISBN 13: 9781447158684

Casa editrice: Springer, 2014

Riassunto

Medicating critically ill patients carries an increased risk of adverse drug events. This volume shows clinicians how to minimize ADEs from high-risk intravenous medications, at the same time as maximizing the beneficial clinical effects of these drugs.

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From the reviews:

“This book reviews the use of intravenous medications in patient populations with special considerations, discussing the dosing guidelines, safety concerns, and monitoring parameters. ... It is intended for clinicians treating critically ill patients with high-risk intravenous medications. This is a good reference for doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and students in these disciplines to use to become well versed in the safe use of dangerous medications. ... This is an excellent book that provides clear, concise information in a very usable format.”­­­ (Judith Klevan, Doody’s Review Service, November, 2011)

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Critically ill patients are at risk for a higher frequency and severity of adverse drug events (ADEs), and special patient populations of the critically ill – requiring for instance individualized dosing due to non-average weight, hepatic or renal dysfunction, extracorporeal circulation devices, advanced age, pharmacogenetic alterations, hemodynamic instability, or therapeutic hypothermia – are particularly challenging. A contributing factor to this is the use of high-risk medications with many administered intravenously (IV). Hypervigilant monitoring of high-risk medications is still essential to prevent patient harm, especially in populations that have dosing challenges, hence, regulatory bodies internationally require active institutional surveillance of high-risk medications. These dosing challenges are a great safety concern, since there is considerable risk of unwanted adverse drug events from overdosing or therapeutic inefficacy from underdosing.
High-Risk IV Medications in Special Patient Populations reviews high-risk IV medication dosage considerations for special patient populations and discusses the safety concerns of these medications to aid the clinician in cautious monitoring. The authors provide clinicians with tools to minimize adverse drug events with IV high-risk medications, while maximizing the beneficial clinical effects of these drugs, thus making this book essential reading for all involved with the care of critically ill patients.

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• Editore: Springer
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1447158687
• ISBN 13: 9781447158684
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 276
• Redattore: Kane-Gill Sandra, Dasta Joseph