Table 25 Drugs’ modes of administration
From: French Intensive Care Society, International congress – Réanimation 2016
Respect of guidelines | ||
|---|---|---|
Stop feeding before drugs | Yes: 100 % | Yes |
Rinsing with water | No: 42 %; yes: 58 % | No: 42 %; yes: 58 % |
Wait 30 min/stop feeding | No: 100 % | No |
Direct refeeding after drug | Yes: 100 % | No |
Drugs by shape | ||
Liquids/orodispersible | Dilution/dispersion in water | Yes |
Pills/capsules | Crush/open + dilution in water | No |
Drugs in time | ||
One by one | Yes: 42 % | Yes: 42 % |
At the same time | Yes: 58 % | No: 58 % |
Equipment used | Mortar/pestle/60-ml syringe | Yes |
Solution for blocked tube | Injection of water to flush it | Yes |
Changing the tube | No |