Perfil de utilización de medicamentos administrados por sonda enteral en el hospital universitario

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the conditions of use of medicines in patients receiving enteral nutrition at units of University Hospital. The data collection was done using a structured questionnaire, based on patient's clinical files and observation of the nurse aides' routine in the period between January and April of 2009. Results demonstrated that 16.7% of the patients needed a feeding tube replacement because of obstructions. Approximately 52% of prescribed medicines were in solid form and at least eight medicines administered via feeding tube were recognized to be capable of drug-nutrient interaction in enteral feeding and affected at least one patient each. A conclusion can be drawn that there were prescription errors and inadequacy in techniques of administration of medicines to patients using probes of enteral nutrition.