Interdisciplinary Systems-Based Intervention to Improve IV Hydration during Parenteral Administration of Acyclovir.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intravenous (IV) hydration is considered a protective factor in reducing the incidence of acyclovir-induced nephrotoxicity. A systems-based review of cases of acyclovir-associated acute kidney injury can be used to examine institution-, care provider-, and task-related factors involved in administering the drug and can serve as a basis for developing a quality improvement intervention to achieve safer administration of acyclovir.

Objectives

To explore the effectiveness of the study institution's inter-disciplinary quality improvement intervention in increasing the dilution of acyclovir before IV administration.

Methods

After conducting a systems-based review for intervention development, a retrospective analysis was undertaken to compare IV administration o

SUBMITTER: Dubrofsky L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4777587 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature