Background: The subcutaneous route is widely used in both palliative care and geriatrics.
Numerous compounds are administered by this route, including paracetamol. However …

Résumé De nombreuses raisons plaident en faveur de l'utilisation de la voie sous-cutanée
(s/c) en fin de vie quand un traitement injectable est nécessaire. Il existe de nombreux …

Referrals of 46 patients with decompensated end-stage heart failure were reviewed by a
community heart-failure specialist nurse as part of a pilot study to determine patient numbers …

Despite the many benefits of subcutaneous therapy, this route is less commonly used in
general patients than the intravenous route. The authors discuss safe practice for …

Conclusión La administración de fármacos por vía sc es útil cuando hay una incapacidad o
no se consideran convenientes las vías oral, iv o intramuscular. Esta situación es frecuente …

Pain is one of the most frequent complaints reported by cancer patients. In their terminal
periods, the proportion of patients suffering from pain reaches 75%. Even, the most …

Objectives The subcutaneous (SC) route provides an alternative to the IV or oral route for
drug administration in the elderly. The benefits of SC administration have been proven for …

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) have become the agents of choice for acid-related diseases.
In some clinical situations, PPI therapy by oral or intravenous route may be difficult …

Objectives: The purpose of this quality improvement (QI) project was to improve the overall
process of implementing continuous subcutaneous infusion of opioids (CSCIOs) at the West …

In 2004, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Qual-ity reported that nearly 80% of the
80,000 hospital admissions for acute sickle cell disease (SCD) began their course in the …