弹性体用于持续下皮输注症状控制药物在出院时
Stephanie Gover1, Chiara Creed1, Shumi Tattersfield1
1Palliative Care and Symptom Control Team, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (S.G., C.C., S.T., D.H., J.N.), London, United Kingdom.
Journal of pain and symptom management
|November 6, 2025
概括
单次使用的弹性体 (EP) 提供了一种安全有效的替代方案,用于在医院出院后向息和终身患者提供持续皮下输液 (CSCI) 药物. 这种方法为医疗机构提供了显著的成本节约.
科学领域:
- 抚慰性护理医学 抚慰性护理医学
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
- 医疗器械 医疗器械
背景情况:
- 症状控制药物的持续皮下输液 (CSCI) 在医院出院期间对息和终身患者 (EoL) 提出了挑战.
- 现有的方法,如注射器驱动器 (SD),在门诊环境中可能难以管理.
研究的目的:
- 评估使用一次性弹性体 (EP) 为24小时CSCI药物输送的可行性.
- 评估EPs作为可行的替代方案注射器驱动器的患者从医院出院.
主要方法:
- 一项回顾性研究分析了107个EP给12个月内从第三级医院出院的息治疗住院患者的数据.
- 收集的数据包括EP使用,处方药和不良事件.
- 与床位日和可用性相关的医院成本节约被推断出来.
主要成果:
- 所有107个EP都没有出现并发症.
- 16名患者需要两个EP来管理不兼容的药物.
- 在12个月的研究期间,外推成本节省达到59,060英.
结论:
- 弹性体 (EP) 是在息和EOL护理中提供CSCI药物的安全和有效选择.
- EPs提供了一个节省成本的解决方案,用于管理从医院到家的患者的症状控制.
- 这项研究支持更广泛地采用EP在息医学中的出院护理.
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