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Nutritional Support In The Acute Care Patient Post-Ventricular Assist Device Placement, Abby Re, Jane M. Gervasio, Robert D. Warhurst, Gary P. Zaloga
Nutritional Support In The Acute Care Patient Post-Ventricular Assist Device Placement, Abby Re, Jane M. Gervasio, Robert D. Warhurst, Gary P. Zaloga
Jane M. Gervasio
Abstract from American College of Clinical Pharmacy Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, October 23-26, 2005.
Anabolic Agents: Adjuncts To Nutrition Support, Jane Gervasio
Anabolic Agents: Adjuncts To Nutrition Support, Jane Gervasio
Jane M. Gervasio
Anabolic agents as adjuncts to nutrition support therapy have been used to improve malnutrition and establish anabolism. Growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor, and anabolic steroids have been studied for their potential to reverse the catabolic process and promote anabolism. This paper reviews several anabolic agents and their possible role in nutrition support therapy.
A Systematic Approach To Parenteral Nutrition Order Review And Verification, Phil Ayers, Jane Gervasio, Beverly Holcombe
A Systematic Approach To Parenteral Nutrition Order Review And Verification, Phil Ayers, Jane Gervasio, Beverly Holcombe
Jane M. Gervasio
Because PN administration errors occur at the point of patient contact, mistakes in this phase of the medication delivery process are less likely than other types of PN errors to be intercepted, and more likely to cause harm. Data pertaining to the incidence of errors related to PN administration are scarce. A recent survey revealed that 44% of organizations do not track PN-related medication errors and do not know where in the process errors may be happening. The literature does provide some insight into the scope of the problem, however. In one prospective observational study of errors associated with parenteral …