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W A Porter

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PubMed1986

CFOs see management issues shifting in health care.

This article represents the second in a series of articles examining the information management needs, both now and in 1988, of hospital CFOs. CFOs are being forced to become more business-like, and therefore, are finding the need for more and better information. With this information, they can better manage operating profit, accounts receivable, and changes in prospective payment. This series of articles is based on a recent national poll of HFMA members. In all, more than 600 CFOs and data processing professionals responded to the survey sponsored by HFMA, HBO & Company, and Amherst Associates. For a copy of complete survey findings, contact: Cam L. Graham, CPA, HBO & Company, 301 Perimeter Center North, Atlanta, GA 30346.

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PubMed1981

Compatibility of azathioprine sodium with intravenous fluids.

The effects of storage containers, diluent, temperature, and illumination on the stability and compatibility of azathioprine sodium were studied. Reconstituted solutions were stored in the manufacturer's vial and a plastic syringe. Diluted solutions were stored in mini-bags mixed with standard intravenous solutions (5% dextrose injection, 0.9% sodium chloride injection, and 0.45% sodium chloride injection). Samples were stored at 4 degrees C in the dark and at 23 degrees C under constant illumination. Samples containing an internal standard, 6-methylmercaptopurine, were assayed by ion exchange chromatography at 0, 8, and 16 days. Accelerated decomposition studies at 70 degrees C also were performed to determine the chromatographic method's capability for separating azathioprine from its breakdown products. No solutions or admixtures differed significantly (p greater than 0.13) from initial concentrations after 16 days at 23 degrees C under constant illumination. Mixture with 5% dextrose injection caused precipitation by day 16. Azathioprine sodium reconstituted and stored in the manufacturer's vial or a plastic syringe at 4 degrees C formed a precipitate by day 4. Sterility is the limiting factor determining suitability for use of azathioprine solutions kept less than four days.

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