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- Title
Subkutane Flüssigkeitsgabe für geriatrische Patienten.
- Authors
Leischker, A.H.
- Abstract
Giving fluids via the subcutaneous route is a safe and effective technique for the prophylaxis and for the treatment of dehydration. Side effects occur rarely when using this access route compared to the intravenous route, which has a much higher rate of side effects. Subcutaneous infusions can be used to treat inpatients in a hospital setting, in nursing homes, and in patients living at home. One great advantage of the subcutaneous route is that it is not necessary to have a physician to prepare a subcutaneous line, which can also be performed by trained nursing staff. Agitated patients who frequently pull out their lines themselves are a group where the subcutaneous route is particularly useful. Subcutaneous infusions can avoid the necessity for admission of geriatric patients to a hospital.
- Subjects
DEHYDRATION; SUBCUTANEOUS infusions; FLUID therapy; LONG-term care facilities; GERIATRICS
- Publication
Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 2012, Vol 45, Issue 7, p665
- ISSN
0948-6704
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00391-012-0354-y