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      Manipulación de fármacos para su administración por gastrostomía endoscópica percutánea en pacientes con esclerosis lateral amiotrófica y nutrición enteral Translated title: Handling of drugs for administration by percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and enteral nutrition

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          Resumen Introducción: la esclerosis lateral amiotrófica (ELA) es una enfermedad neurodegenerativa. Entre sus síntomas destaca la disfagia, que hace necesaria la colocación de una gastrostomía endoscópica percutánea (PEG) para alimentarse. La administración de fármacos por la PEG puede obstruirla, disminuir la eficacia del tratamiento y aumentar el riesgo de toxicidad, al alterar la forma farmacéutica original. Objetivo: describir y analizar el grado de adecuación de la prescripción de fármacos administrados por PEG en pacientes con ELA y con nutrición enteral (NE). Material y métodos: se revisó la prescripción del tratamiento farmacológico de los pacientes con ELA que ingresaban para la colocación de una PEG. Se analizó el grado de adecuación de los fármacos prescritos según los criterios de pérdida de eficacia, toxicidad, riesgo para el manipulador y compatibilidad con la NE, consultando la evidencia científica disponible. Resultados: se revisaron las prescripciones médicas de los tratamientos de 34 pacientes, con un total de 307 medicamentos (mediana de 9 fármacos por paciente; rango, 2-17). Se pautaron por la PEG 267 medicamentos de administración oral (mediana de 8 por paciente; rango, 2-15). El 81,65 % fueron formas sólidas y se modificó la forma farmacéutica en el 43 % por riesgo de oclusión de la sonda, toxicidad o pérdida de eficacia, afectando al 97 % de los pacientes. Conclusiones: los pacientes con ELA y con PEG tienen riesgo de presentar problemas de seguridad y de pérdida de eficacia del tratamiento relacionados con la alteración de la forma farmacéutica original y de la interacción con la NE.

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          Abstract Introduction: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease. Its symptoms include dysphagia that may make it necessary to place a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) for feeding. The administration of drugs by PEG can obstruct it, decrease the effectiveness of treatment, and increase the risk of toxicity by altering the original pharmaceutical form. Objective: to describe and analyze the degree of adequacy of the prescription of drugs administered by PEG in patients with ALS and with enteral nutrition (EN). Material and methods: the prescription of pharmacological treatment for patients with ALS who were admitted for placement of a PEG was reviewed. The degree of adequacy of the prescribed drugs was analyzed according to criteria of loss of efficacy, toxicity, risk for handler, and compatibility with EN by consulting the available scientific evidence. Results: the medical prescriptions of the treatments of 34 patients were reviewed, with a total of 307 medications (median of 9 drugs per patient, range 2-17). Via PEG 267 oral medications (median 8 per patient, range 2-15) were prescribed; 81.65 % were solid forms, and the pharmaceutical form was modified in 43 %, due to the risk of catheter occlusion, toxicity or loss of efficacy, affecting 97 % of the patients. Conclusions: patients with ALS and PEG are at risk of presenting safety problems and loss of treatment efficacy related to alteration of the original pharmaceutical form and the interaction with EN.

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            Medication Errors in Patients with Enteral Feeding Tubes in the Intensive Care Unit

            Objective: Most patients admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICU) have problems in using oral medication or ingesting solid forms of drugs. Selecting the most suitable dosage form in such patients is a challenge. The current study was conducted to assess the frequency and types of errors of oral medication administration in patients with enteral feeding tubes or suffering swallowing problems. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed in the ICU of Shahid Sadoughi Hospital, Yazd, Iran. Patients were assessed for the incidence and types of medication errors occurring in the process of preparation and administration of oral medicines. Findings: Ninety-four patients were involved in this study and 10,250 administrations were observed. Totally, 4753 errors occurred among the studied patients. The most commonly used drugs were pantoprazole tablet, piracetam syrup, and losartan tablet. A total of 128 different types of drugs and nine different oral pharmaceutical preparations were prescribed for the patients. Forty-one (35.34%) out of 116 different solid drugs (except effervescent tablets and powders) could be substituted by liquid or injectable forms. The most common error was the wrong time of administration. Errors of wrong dose preparation and administration accounted for 24.04% and 25.31% of all errors, respectively. Conclusion: In this study, at least three-fourth of the patients experienced medication errors. The occurrence of these errors can greatly impair the quality of the patients’ pharmacotherapy, and more attention should be paid to this issue.
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              Pharmaceutical interventions in medications prescribed for administration via enteral tubes in a teaching hospital

              Abstract Objective: to analyze the impact of guidelines regarding errors in medications prescribed for administration through enteral tubes. Method: quantitative study, in three phases, undertaken in internal medicine, neurology and an intensive care unit in a general teaching hospital. In Phase 1, the following was undertaken: a protocol for dilution and unit-dose repackaging and administration for 294 medications via enteral tubes; a decision flowchart; operational-standard procedures for dilution and unit-dose repackaging of oral pharmaceutical forms and for administration of medications through enteral tubes. In phase 2, errors in 872 medications prescribed through enteral tubes, in 293 prescriptions for patients receiving inpatient treatment between March and June, were investigated. This was followed by training of the teams in relation to the guidelines established. In Phase 3, pharmaceutical errors and interventions in 945 medications prescribed through enteral tubes, in 292 prescriptions of patients receiving inpatient treatment between August and September, were investigated prospectively. The data collected, in a structured questionnaire, were compiled in the Microsoft Office Excel(r) program, and frequencies were calculated. Results: 786 errors were observed, 63.9% (502) in Phase 2, and 36.1% (284) in Phase 3. In Phase 3, a reduction was ascertained in the frequency of prescription of medications delivered via enteral tubes, medications which were contraindicated, and those for which information was not available. Conclusion: guidelines and pharmaceutical interventions were determined in the prevention of errors involving medications delivered through enteral tubes.
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                Journal
                nh
                Nutrición Hospitalaria
                Nutr. Hosp.
                Grupo Arán (Madrid, Madrid, Spain )
                0212-1611
                1699-5198
                August 2022
                : 39
                : 4
                : 716-722
                Affiliations
                [2] Valencia orgnameHospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe orgdiv1Servicio de Neurología orgdiv2Unidad de ELA España
                [1] Valencia orgnameHospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe orgdiv1Servicio de Farmacia España
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                S0212-16112022000600003 S0212-1611(22)03900400003
                10.20960/nh.03946
                c505423c-c192-4e47-b6eb-7ad882c34969

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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                : 09 March 2022
                : 12 November 2021
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                Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy,Esclerosis lateral amiotrófica,Gastrostomía endoscópica percutánea,Interacción fármaco-nutriente,Medicamentos peligrosos,Nutrición enteral,Sondas digestivas,Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,Enteral nutrition,Enteral tubes,Food-drug interactions,Hazardous drugs

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