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Assessment of in-line filters to prolong the life of intravenous cannulae in cystic fibrosis patients.
- Source :
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Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics [J Clin Pharm Ther] 1995 Jun; Vol. 20 (3), pp. 165-6. - Publication Year :
- 1995
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Abstract
- Twelve patients with cystic fibrosis received 12 courses of intravenous antibiotics, each over 10-14 days, both with and without the use of an extended-life disposable filter. The design of the trial was to replace the Venflon cannulae as they became non-patent and inserting a filter on alternate occasions. Thus each patient acted as her/his own control. Comparison of times during which cannulae remained patent showed a 50% improvement with use of a filter for 4 patients and no change for 7 patients. There was no significant difference associated with the use of a filter for the group as a whole but our small sample size excludes modest improvements.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0269-4727
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 7593378
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2710.1995.tb00643.x