Parenteral nutrition insecurity: ASPEN survey to assess the extent and severity of parenteral nutrition access and reimbursement issues.
adverse events
nutrition support
parenteral nutrition
reimbursement
shortages
surveys
Journal
Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
ISSN: 1941-2452
Titre abrégé: Nutr Clin Pract
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8606733
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
16 Dec 2023
16 Dec 2023
Historique:
revised:
11
11
2023
received:
12
10
2023
accepted:
18
11
2023
medline:
16
12
2023
pubmed:
16
12
2023
entrez:
16
12
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Parenteral nutrition (PN) shortages and lack of qualified professional staff to manage PN impact safe, efficacious care and costs of PN. This American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)-sponsored survey assessed the frequency and extent to which PN access affects PN delivery to patients. Healthcare professionals involved with PN were surveyed. Questions were developed to characterize the respondent population and determine the extent and severity of PN access issues to components, devices, and healthcare professionals, as well as their effects on discharge and transfer issues. Reimbursement issues included cost, adequacy of therapy, and healthcare professional reimbursement. Burdens were types and frequency of errors, adverse events, and nutrition problems resulting from PN access issues. Impact on professionals and organizations was determined. Respondents (N = 350) worked in hospitals (75%) and home infusion (25%). Per day, clinicians cared for <15 patients receiving PN. All age populations were represented. Respondents reported shortages of macronutrients (72%, 233 of 324) and micronutrients (91%, 297 of 324). Issues with access to healthcare workers were observed. PN access issues contribute to increased costs of PN, and knowledge regarding the current rate of PN reimbursement is limited. Respondents (75%, 197 of 261) observed an error due to PN access issues. Adverse events (57%, 149 of 259) were observed leading to temporary or permanent harm (24%, 61 of 259) as well as near death (4%, 9 of 259) and death (1%, 2 of 259). Providers reported time away from other job responsibilities and workplace stress. PN access issues result in "PN insecurity" that negatively impacts patients and healthcare providers and leads to adverse events including death in patients receiving PN.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Parenteral nutrition (PN) shortages and lack of qualified professional staff to manage PN impact safe, efficacious care and costs of PN. This American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN)-sponsored survey assessed the frequency and extent to which PN access affects PN delivery to patients.
METHODS
METHODS
Healthcare professionals involved with PN were surveyed. Questions were developed to characterize the respondent population and determine the extent and severity of PN access issues to components, devices, and healthcare professionals, as well as their effects on discharge and transfer issues. Reimbursement issues included cost, adequacy of therapy, and healthcare professional reimbursement. Burdens were types and frequency of errors, adverse events, and nutrition problems resulting from PN access issues. Impact on professionals and organizations was determined.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Respondents (N = 350) worked in hospitals (75%) and home infusion (25%). Per day, clinicians cared for <15 patients receiving PN. All age populations were represented. Respondents reported shortages of macronutrients (72%, 233 of 324) and micronutrients (91%, 297 of 324). Issues with access to healthcare workers were observed. PN access issues contribute to increased costs of PN, and knowledge regarding the current rate of PN reimbursement is limited. Respondents (75%, 197 of 261) observed an error due to PN access issues. Adverse events (57%, 149 of 259) were observed leading to temporary or permanent harm (24%, 61 of 259) as well as near death (4%, 9 of 259) and death (1%, 2 of 259). Providers reported time away from other job responsibilities and workplace stress.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
PN access issues result in "PN insecurity" that negatively impacts patients and healthcare providers and leads to adverse events including death in patients receiving PN.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Informations de copyright
© 2023 American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.
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