Infusion therapy devices: selection, cost and maintenance

Each healthcare facility must formulate and justify their policies and procedures for providing infusion therapy. The materials manager and/or central supply manager should be involved in this process. Each facility must address and define its own specific applications and justify the decisions within the respective medical, nursing, technical and administrative staffs. Furthermore, the facility's policy and procedures should not be static. They must be reviewed and upgraded at regular intervals because of the changes in medical technology and pharmacology. Proper understanding of the definitions addressed in this article will assist in simplifying committee decisions and provide for a more comprehensive and rational policy.