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Sabiha Essack

Antimicrobial Research Unit, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

Management of residual volumes in intermittent medication infusions in hospitals: a scoping review protocol

The proposed scoping review will adopt the methodology for scoping reviews as outlined in the 2024 JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis (Peters et al, 2024). This extended methodology requires the use of...

Nurses’ antimicrobial infusion practice under the spotlight

Many antibiotics and antifungal medications are best given by IV infusion. Fady and Bennett's report (2023) clearly highlights two main nursing practice concerns. The first is that these antimicrobial...

Residual fluid after IV infusion drug administration: risk of suboptimal dosing

We are writing in response to the article by Andrew Barton and board members of the UK's National Infusion and Vascular Access Society (NIVAS). ‘Intravenous infusion drug administration: flushing...

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