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The changing face of Canadian home parenteral therapy
Diane D Goodwin1, Judith C Hanson, Cathy P Berry
1Parenteral and Enteral Therapy Programs, Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Abstract:
This article describes the Calgary Health Region Home Parenteral Therapy Program (HPTP), which has successfully shifted infusion therapies such as anti-infectives, analgesics, hydration, vasodilators, glucocorticoids, and iron-chelating agents from the hospital to patients' homes. Particular attention is given to the parenteral administration of anti-infectives, which currently accounts for more than 95% of program adult therapy days.