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[Portable peristaltic perfusion pumps]. 1999

I Magallón Pedrera, and I Soto Torres

Hospital General Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona.

Portable peristaltic perfusion pumps allow one to administer pharmaceuticals in hospitals as well as in primary health care centers and furthermore these pumps present multiple advantages for patients and their families since they make it possible to carry out treatment in a patient's home while at the same time lowering the costs involved. The authors analyze the most out standing aspects of portable peristaltic perfusion pumps along with their characteristics, installation, programming, and how to turn them on; in addition, the authors list the maintenance care which these pumps require.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008283	Maintenance	The upkeep of property or equipment.	Maintenances
D003152	Community Health Nursing	General and comprehensive nursing practice directed to individuals, families, or groups as it relates to and contributes to the health of a population or community. This is not an official program of a Public Health Department.	Nursing, Community Health
D004867	Equipment Design	Methods and patterns of fabricating machines and related hardware.	Design, Equipment,Device Design,Medical Device Design,Design, Medical Device,Designs, Medical Device,Device Design, Medical,Device Designs, Medical,Medical Device Designs,Design, Device,Designs, Device,Designs, Equipment,Device Designs,Equipment Designs
D006701	Home Nursing	Nursing care given to an individual in the home. The care may be provided by a family member or a friend. Home nursing as care by a non-professional is differentiated from HOME CARE SERVICES provided by professionals: visiting nurse, home health agencies, hospital, or other organized community group.	Home Care, Non-Professional,Nursing, Home,Home Care, Nonprofessional,Care, Non-Professional Home,Care, Nonprofessional Home,Home Care, Non Professional,Non-Professional Home Care,Nonprofessional Home Care
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015918	Infusion Pumps, Implantable	Implanted fluid propulsion systems with self-contained power source for providing long-term controlled-rate delivery of drugs such as chemotherapeutic agents or analgesics. Delivery rate may be externally controlled or osmotically or peristatically controlled with the aid of transcutaneous monitoring.	Drug Delivery Systems, Implantable,Implantable Infusion Pumps,Perfusion Pumps, Implantable,Peristaltic Pumps, Implantable,Programmable Implantable Medication Systems,Implantable Medication Systems, Programmable,Medication Systems, Programmable Implantable,Systems, Programmable Implantable Medication,Implantable Infusion Pump,Implantable Perfusion Pump,Implantable Perfusion Pumps,Implantable Peristaltic Pump,Implantable Peristaltic Pumps,Infusion Pump, Implantable,Perfusion Pump, Implantable,Peristaltic Pump, Implantable,Pump, Implantable Infusion,Pump, Implantable Perfusion,Pump, Implantable Peristaltic,Pumps, Implantable Infusion,Pumps, Implantable Perfusion,Pumps, Implantable Peristaltic
D018718	Home Infusion Therapy	Use of any infusion therapy on an ambulatory, outpatient, or other non-institutionalized basis.	Infusion Therapy, Home,Outpatient Infusion Therapy,Therapy, Home Infusion,Home Infusion Therapies,Infusion Therapies, Home,Infusion Therapies, Outpatient,Infusion Therapy, Outpatient,Outpatient Infusion Therapies,Therapies, Home Infusion,Therapies, Outpatient Infusion,Therapy, Outpatient Infusion