Evaluation of The Utilization of Parenteral Preparations for Fluid, Electrolyte and Nutrition Management in Two Tertiary Hospitals in Southeast Nigeria

Ogbonna Bo

doi:10.26717/bjstr.2019.18.003158

Abstract

Parenteral nutrition is the intravenous administration of a nutritionally balanced and physicochemical stable sterile emulsion or solution.

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BackgroundParenteral nutrition is the intravenous administration of a nutritionally balanced and physicochemical stable sterile emulsion or solution
Human cells consist of 65% to 90% water, water and solutes pass through cell membranes both actively and passively, specific fluid and electrolyte concentrations are necessary in order for cell metabolism to occur, and these balances are affected by different stresses including trauma, surgery, and critical illness [1,2,3,4]
Demographic characteristics of patients in Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOUTH) and Saint Borromeo hospitals (SCBH) showed that 79 patients from Chukwu Emeka Odimegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH) and 76 patients from Saint Charles Boromeo Hospital (SCBH) that received various parenteral preparations for various ailments were selected for the study

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Introduction

BackgroundParenteral nutrition is the intravenous administration of a nutritionally balanced and physicochemical stable sterile emulsion or solution. Human cells consist of 65% to 90% water, water and solutes pass through cell membranes both actively and passively, specific fluid and electrolyte concentrations are necessary in order for cell metabolism to occur, and these balances are affected by different stresses including trauma, surgery, and critical illness [1,2,3,4]. In a state of illness these compensatory mechanisms are disrupted, and recovery is dependent on restoration of an appropriate balance [4,5,6] In this era of ongoing identification and analysis of medical errors, fluid and electrolyte management has trailed behind the medical decisions that have immediate obvious adverse consequences. This predicament may reflect a lack of understanding of the importance of considering individual volume and electrolyte abnormalities as a separate variable that can significantly alter a patient course and outcome

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