-transparent.png){kind=logo}
Subcutaneous immunoglobulin replacement therapy: ensuring success. 2015
M Elizabeth M Younger, and
William Blouin, and
Carla Duff, and
Kristin Buehler Epland, and
Elyse Murphy, and
Debra Sedlak
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (Dr Younger); Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, Florida (Mr Blouin); University of South Florida/All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida (Ms Duff); Midwest Immunology Clinic, Plymouth, Minnesota (Ms Epland); and CSL Behring, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania (Ms Murphy); and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina (Ms Sedlak). M. Elizabeth M. Younger, PhD, CRNP, is an assistant professor of pediatrics and a pediatric nurse practitioner in the Division of Pediatric Immunology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. She has extensive experience with managing immunoglobulin therapy for antibody-deficient patients. William Blouin, MSN, ARNP, CPNP, works in pediatric allergy and immunology at Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, Florida. With more than 35 years of experience in pediatrics, his interests and expertise are allergy, human immunodeficiency virus, immunology, infusion, and transplantation. Carla Duff, MSN, CPNP, CCRP, is a nurse practitioner in pediatric allergy and immunology at the University of South Florida/All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida. She has many years of experience with clinical immunology and managing immunoglobulin replacement therapy for primary immunodeficiency patients. Kristin Buehler Epland, MSN, FNP, is a family nurse practitioner specializing in the care and diagnosis of primary immunodeficiencies and autoimmune diseases at Midwest Immunology Clinic, Plymouth, Minnesota. She has worked with immunodeficient patients through home and clinic infusion nursing. Elyse Murphy, BSN, RN, is a medical science liaison with CSL Behring in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, and has more than 30 years of expertise in immunoglobulin therapies in immunology, hematology-oncology, neurology, and transplant therapeutic areas. Debra Sedlak, CPNP, has more than 30 years of experience in clinical immunology in the Division of Pediatric A
Subcutaneous immunoglobulin (SCIg) infusions are an option for patients requiring immunoglobulin therapy. Nurses are uniquely positioned to advocate for patients and to teach them how to successfully manage their infusions. The purpose of this review is to describe SCIg therapy and to provide teaching instructions as well as creative tips to ensure treatment success.
Related Publications
M Elizabeth M Younger, and
William Blouin, and
Carla Duff, and
Kristin Buehler Epland, and
Elyse Murphy, and
Debra Sedlak
December 2013,
Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology,
M Elizabeth M Younger, and
William Blouin, and
Carla Duff, and
Kristin Buehler Epland, and
Elyse Murphy, and
Debra Sedlak
November 2016,
Allergy and asthma proceedings,
M Elizabeth M Younger, and
William Blouin, and
Carla Duff, and
Kristin Buehler Epland, and
Elyse Murphy, and
Debra Sedlak
July 1980,
Annals of internal medicine,
M Elizabeth M Younger, and
William Blouin, and
Carla Duff, and
Kristin Buehler Epland, and
Elyse Murphy, and
Debra Sedlak
September 2010,
Southern medical journal,
M Elizabeth M Younger, and
William Blouin, and
Carla Duff, and
Kristin Buehler Epland, and
Elyse Murphy, and
Debra Sedlak
June 2011,
Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego,
M Elizabeth M Younger, and
William Blouin, and
Carla Duff, and
Kristin Buehler Epland, and
Elyse Murphy, and
Debra Sedlak
March 2005,
International archives of allergy and immunology,
M Elizabeth M Younger, and
William Blouin, and
Carla Duff, and
Kristin Buehler Epland, and
Elyse Murphy, and
Debra Sedlak
July 2004,
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.),
M Elizabeth M Younger, and
William Blouin, and
Carla Duff, and
Kristin Buehler Epland, and
Elyse Murphy, and
Debra Sedlak
May 1982,
JAMA,
M Elizabeth M Younger, and
William Blouin, and
Carla Duff, and
Kristin Buehler Epland, and
Elyse Murphy, and
Debra Sedlak
January 2013,
Nursing times,
M Elizabeth M Younger, and
William Blouin, and
Carla Duff, and
Kristin Buehler Epland, and
Elyse Murphy, and
Debra Sedlak
December 2021,
Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology,
