5PSQ-023 Adequate digoxin dosage in patients with digitalis toxicity

Abstract

with 21 mL/h and three mixtures with >21 mL/h. Thirty of the 60 mixtures (50%) were changed every 24 hours, the rest were changed when the perfusion finished according to the infusion rate without considering the mixtures' stability. Of the mixtures which were changed correctly: 70% were prescribed with an infusion rate of <21 mL/h; 20% with 21 mL/h; and 10% with >21 mL/h. On the other hand, the mixtures changed after the recommended time were prescribed with an infusion rate: 90% with <21 mL/h and 10% with 21 mL/h. Conclusion The mixtures prescribed with an infusion rate of <21 mL/h led to a miscalculation of the time when the mixtures had to be changed correctly. Every mixture was changed at the right time when written and oral recommendations were given to the nursery. Therefore, it is necessary to give active and passive information about mixtures' stability to ensure their effectiveness and safety.