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Update on the Use of Filters for Parenteral Nutrition Fact Sheet

30 Apr 2021

Trace the administration tubing from the pump to the VAD, ILE as separate infusions, the first infusion must be completely set up and the checking for kinks. [...] Conduct a pharmaceutical review of the PN formulation to determine the fill before flowing to the patient side of the device. [...] To avoid occluding the filter during set up, consider priming a small volume of ILE to flow through the administration tubing, allowing the ILE to enter the filter. [...] Connect the filter to the hub of the patient’s VAD. [...] dextrose-amino acids component of the PN and the ILE as separate infusions, attach the filter below the Y-site where the infusions meet.
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