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Miscellaneous Circumstances That Need to be Treated with Infusion Therapy

  

 Infusion therapy i.e. system treatment with a needle or catheter that aims to deliver fluids or drugs via blood vessels.  This system is used for various states, such as cancer, dehydration, preoperative preparation, until   difficulty swallowing.

 Infusion therapy usually given to patients who experience a lack of body fluids and electrolytes (dehydration) impact not able to eat and drink, or their nutritional intake is not sufficient  .  The therapy that is given will replace the body fluids and electrolytes that are lost such thing.

 Miscellaneous Circumstances That Need to be Treated with Infusion Therapy - Alodokter

 Except that, infusion therapy is also generally applied to facilitate the administration of injectable drugs that need to be inserted through blood vessels.

 Situations Medical Require Infusion Therapy

 There are many kinds of infusion fluids that are used in infusion therapy.  But, in usually intravenous fluids contain water, electrolytes, and glucose.

 This infusion fluid no only aims to provide nutrition, but also various variety  drugs, such as antibiotics, antivirals, corticosteroids, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy.  Infusion therapy also needs to be done before blood transfusion.

 Before carried out infusion therapy, the nurse will carry out a series of examinations especially first to consider   variety of drugs, dose, time of administration, and method of administering the fit infusion therapy.

 There are some situations ordinary that require infusion therapy, including:

 Heart attack

 stroke

 Poisoning

 Patients with impaired organ function, such as kidney or liver failure

 Cancer

 Severe infection or sepsis

 Severe malnutrition

 Autoimmune disease

 Infections that do not improve with oral antibiotics

 Dehydration

 Crohn's disease

 Ulcerative Colitis

 Rheumatoid arthritis

 Trauma anaphylactic

 Dosage and options of fluids in infusion therapy are arranged by the doctor, and usually will be assisted by the nurse.  Infusion therapy that is done by a doctor or nurse in a clinic or hospital is usually safe.  Though, the possibility of consistent side effects exists.

 Some of the side effects that may occur effect of infusion therapy a infection, response allergies, blood clots, air embolism, damage to blood vessels, and phlebitis.

 Except side effects, infusion therapy can also evoke response in some people.  Response This infusion includes:

 Cough

 Fever and chills

 Headache

 Nauseous

 Muscle ache

 Rashes and blisters

 Out of breath}

 Swelling of the feet, hands, tongue, or lips

 To prevent an infusion response, you should notify about all drugs, supplements, and herbal medicines that are being consumed to the doctor  or nurse.

 If after infusion therapy you experience various complaints as already recounted above, then consult a doctor for receive further treatment.

 Last updated: January 19, 2022

 Reviewed by: dr.  Sienny Agustin