About intravenous infusions

  In recent years, whether in general hospitals, children’s hospitals, clinics, community treatment centers, children’s intravenous infusion is increasing year by year, outpatient infusion is overcrowded, the infusion room has become a “waiting room”, the injection nurse is a running operation. The reason: parents are afraid of the trouble of feeding drugs, or when oral medication is not effective, then infusion more delayed. Secondly, the doctor can diagnose and treat simpler, or even cater to the requirements of the patient’s parents for that matter, and the economic benefits of infusion therapy! Of course there is also the issue of mutual trust here.  Many doctors and parents have found that in the past, infusion therapy for illness was rare, and oral administration did not work, so intramuscular injections. Sickness is also rare. Now, there are more infusions and more illnesses. There are many “regulars” in the infusion room —- who rely on infusions, so that the child’s inner resistance is not exercised (often relying on external aid treatment with infusions), and resistance is reduced, obviously worse than children of the same age who do not have infusions or less infusions. Many parents, always think that the infusion is better than oral treatment. In fact, it may not be. Infusions not only cause children pain and fear of going to the doctor, but also bring a lot of side effects.  Some hospitals have started to reduce outpatient infusions or even close them down. The starting point is good, but it does not solve the fundamental problem because there are still many small hospitals and clinics that continue. Spreading the correct concept of treatment and changing the misconception of infusion therapy is the key. This is one of the important responsibilities of clinicians.