A wide variety of patients were treated in both time periods (neonatal, pediatric, adult, geriatric), with similar proportions of female patients (45% pre-switch and 47% post-switch), African American patients (31% pre-switch and 33% post-switch), and Hispanic patients (9% pre-switch and 8% post-switch) Financial Support: None Patient Demographics Enteral Access Complications Graph New Scheduling Process Implemented for Patient Education Graph Cover of New Patient Education Booklet Graph Graph B P54 - Enteral nutrition with COVID-19 patients in the prone position b Jan Powers, PhD, RN, CCNS, CCRN, NE-BC, FCCM SP 1 sp ;Janette Richardson, MSN, RN, CCRN SP 2 sp ;Jennifer Rechter, MSN, RN, AG-CNS SP 2 sp SP 1 sp Parkview Health, Westfield, Indiana;SP 2 sp Parkview Health, Fort Wayne, Indiana B Purpose b : Enteral nutrition positively impacts outcomes in ICU patients especially when started early B Methods b : Due to a market shortage of dehydrated ethyl alcohol in January 2020, this national home infusion provider contacted prescribers of HPN and ELT to recommend (a) consideration of antibiotic lock prophylaxis, especially for patients with history of multiple CLABSIs and (b) limiting ELT to pediatric patients/high-risk patients and patients who did have insurance coverage for ELT 10 of the 56 patients, or 18% were switched to antibiotic lock therapy ELT concentration or frequency was reduced in 6 patients who remained on ELT 5 patients, or 7% developed a CRBSI after stopping ELT by June 30 15% of patients had insurance coverage for ELT, only one covered the actual cost of the ELT B Conclusion b : The unintended consequences of the FDA's Unapproved Drug Initiative of 2006 are significantly higher prices and limited manufacturers for PN ingredients and related drugs
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