Pharmacist interventions in parenteral nutrition in neonatal intensive care unit

Author: Ying-Hua NI ¹
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1. Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Clinical pharmacist; Intervention; Neonatal intensive care unit; Parenteral nutrition
From: Chinese Pharmaceutical Journal 2016;51(17):1519-1521
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To summarize the number, types, and acceptance rate of pharmacist interventions in parenteral nutrition (PN) in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). METHODS: The pharmacist intervention in parenteral nutrition in NICU from May 1, 2014 to April 30, 2015 were summarized. RESULTS: There were 156 interventions in parenteral nutrition and the overall acceptance rate was 90.1%. The most frequent intervention was adjusting regimen. The top three types of accepted intervention were usage (100%), changing dose (95.2%), and adding medication (92.3%). CONCLUSION: Interventions in parenteral nutrition demonstrate the unique perspectiveand importance of pharmacists in NICU.