Intravenous drug incompatibilities in the intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital in India: Are they preventable?
Intravenous drug incompatibilities in the intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital in India: Are they preventable?

Shanmugam Sriram; S Aishwarya; Akhila Moithu; Akshaya Sebastian; Ajith Kumar

Volume 9, Issue 2 , April 2020, , Pages 106-111

Abstract
  The main aim of the study was to identify the physical and chemical incompatibilities among the drugs administered intravenously to patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) ...  Read More
Reducing missed medication doses in intensive care units: A pharmacist-led intervention
Reducing missed medication doses in intensive care units: A pharmacist-led intervention

Mukhtar Jawad Alomar; Sohail Ahmad; Yahya Moustafa; Lafi Salim Alharbi

Volume 9, Issue 1 , January 2020, , Pages 36-43

Abstract
  The objectives of this study were to investigate the frequency and reasons for missing doses and impact of a pharmacist-led intervention to reduce the missed doses in intensive care ...  Read More
Evaluation of clinical pharmacy services in the intensive care unit of a Tertiary University Hospital in the Northwest of Iran
Evaluation of clinical pharmacy services in the intensive care unit of a Tertiary University Hospital in the Northwest of Iran

Ata Mahmoodpoor; Arman Kalami; Kamran Shadvar; Taher Entezari-Maleki; Hadi Hamishehkar

Volume 7, Issue 1 , January 2018, , Pages 30-35

Abstract
  Current literature indicates that the presence of clinical pharmacists in hospitals results in improved patient care, rational drug therapy, and treatment costs. This study assessed ...  Read More
Medication errors in patients with enteral feeding tubes in the intensive care unit
Medication errors in patients with enteral feeding tubes in the intensive care unit

Seyed Mojtaba Sohrevardi; Mohammad Hossein Jarahzadeh; Ehsan Mirzaei; Mahtabalsadat Mirjalili; Arefeh Dehghani Tafti; Behrooz Heydari

Volume 6, Issue 2 , April 2017, , Pages 100-105

Abstract
  Most patients admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICU) have problems in using oral medication or ingesting solid forms of drugs. Selecting the most suitable dosage form in such patients ...  Read More
The content of plasma selenium in early admitted septic patients
The content of plasma selenium in early admitted septic patients

Omid Moradi Moghaddam; Mohammad Niakan Lahiji; Azadeh Moghaddas; Maryam Farasatinasab; Somayyeh Nasiripour

Volume 6, Issue 1 , January 2017, , Pages 52-55

Abstract
  Selenium depletion has been reported in critical illness correlates with an increase in mortality and morbidity. In this study, we aimed to access the selenium plasma levels of septic ...  Read More
A new approach to Vancomycin utilization evaluation: A cross-sectional study in intensive care unit
A new approach to Vancomycin utilization evaluation: A cross-sectional study in intensive care unit

Atefeh Mahmoodian; Saeed Abbasi; Shadi Farsaei

Volume 5, Issue 4 , October 2016, , Pages 279-284

Abstract
  The risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is increasing in recent years with high rate of morbidity and mortality. Therefore, ...  Read More
Adherence to stress‑related mucosal damage prophylaxis guideline in patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit
Adherence to stress‑related mucosal damage prophylaxis guideline in patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit

. Niloofar Rafinazari; . Saeed Abbasi; . Shadi Farsaei; . Marjan Mansourian; . Peyman Adibi

Volume 5, Issue 3 , July 2016, , Pages 186-192

Abstract
  Objective: Concern about adverse effects of the inconsistent use of stress‑related mucosal damage prophylaxis in intensive care unit (ICU) is increasing. Hence, this study ...  Read More
Pharmacy impact on medication reconciliation in the medical intensive care unit
Pharmacy impact on medication reconciliation in the medical intensive care unit

. Brittany M. Wills; . William Darko; . Robert Seabury; . Luke A. Probst; . Christopher D. Miller; . Gregory M. Cwikla

Volume 5, Issue 2 , April 2016, , Pages 142-145

Abstract
  Objective: Pharmacy‑driven medication history (MH) programs have been shown to reduce the number of serious or potentially life‑threatening (S/PLT) medication discrepancies ...  Read More
Errors of oral medication administration in a patient with enteral feeding tube
Errors of oral medication administration in a patient with enteral feeding tube

. Shahram Emami; . Hadi Hamishehkar; . Ata Mahmoodpoor; . Simin Mashayekhi; . Parina Asgharian

Volume 1, Issue 1 , August 2012, , Pages 37-40

Abstract
  Enteral feeding tube is employed for feeding of critically ill patients who are unable to eat. In the cases of oral medication administration to enterally fed patients, some potential errors ...  Read More