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Infusions, Parenteral

Medical Definition:	The administration of liquid medication, nutrient, or other fluid through some other route than the alimentary canal, usually over minutes or hours, either by gravity flow or often by infusion pumping.
Guide Notes:	restrict to method of admin of drugs & chemicals; not for replacement of fluids ( = FLUID THERAPY) nor for nourishment ( = PARENTERAL FEEDING); GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not use /util except by MeSH definition
Also Called:	Intra-Abdominal Infusions

Infusions, Parenteral Categories.

	Infusions, Intra-Arterial - Regional infusion of drugs via an arterial catheter. Often a pump is used to impel the drug through the catheter. Used in therapy of cancer, upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, infection, and peripheral vascular disease.
	Infusions, Intralesional - The administration of medication or fluid directly into localized lesions, by means of gravity flow or INFUSION PUMPS.
	Infusions, Intraosseous - The adminstration of medication or fluid through a needle directly into the bone marrow. The technique is especially useful in the management of pediatric emergencies when intravenous access to the systemic circulation is difficult.
	Infusions, Intravenous - The long-term (minutes to hours) administration of a fluid into the vein through venipuncture, either by letting the fluid flow by gravity or by pumping it.

Infusions, Parenteral Medical Definitions and Terms

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