Infusion Pump Therapy

Pump Selection

Intra Pump® Infusion Systems is a leading supplier of ambulatory infusion systems for the continuous and/or intermittent administration of drugs for a variety of clinical purposes. Intra Pump also offers high quality subcutaneous infusion administration sets as well as indwelling cannulas.

Listed below are therapies which may benefit from these systems and are found within the disciplines of Hematology, Oncology, Immunology, Neurology, Cardiology and Endocrinology:

Primary Immunodeficiencies

Primary immunodeficiencies are disorders in which part of the body’s immune system is missing or does not function properly. To be considered a primary immunodeficiency, the cause of the immune deficiency must not be secondary in nature (i.e., caused by other disease, drug treatment, or environmental exposure to toxins). Most primary immunodeficiencies are genetic disorders; the majority diagnosed in children under the age of one, although milder forms may not be recognized until adulthood.

References: www.primaryimmune.org, www.cslbehring.com

Thalassemia

Thalassemia is an inherited autosomal recessive blood disease. In thalassemia, the genetic defect results in reduced rate of synthesis of one of the globin chains that make up hemoglobin. Reduced synthesis of one of the globin chains can cause the formation of abnormal hemoglobin molecules, thus causing anemia, the characteristic presenting symptom of the thalassemias. Thalassemia is a quantitative problem of too few globins synthesized, whereas sickle-cell anemia is a qualitative problem of synthesis of an incorrectly functioning globin.

References: www.thalassemia.com, www.cooleysanemia.org

Pain Management

Acute pain, such pain resulting from trauma, often has a reversible cause and may require only transient measures and correction of the underlying problem. In contrast, chronic pain often results from conditions that are difficult to diagnose and treat, and that may take a long time to reverse. Some examples include cancer, neuropathy, and referred pain. Often, pain pathways are set up that continue to transmit the sensation of pain even though the underlying condition or injury that originally caused pain has been healed. In such situations, the pain itself is frequently managed separately from the underlying condition of which it is a symptom, or the goal of treatment is to manage the pain with no treatment of any underlying condition.

References: www.aapainmanage.org

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