Outpatient Infusion Therapy:

Terms Related to Outpatient Infusion Therapy

• Intraarterial Infusion

  Regional infusion of drugs via an arterial catheter. Often a pump is used to impel the drug through the catheter. Used in therapy of cancer, ...

• Outpatient

  Persons who receive ambulatory care at an outpatient department or clinic without room and board being provided.

• Hospital Outpatient Clinic

  Organized services in a hospital which provide medical care on an outpatient basis.

• Outpatient Surgery

  Surgery performed on an outpatient basis. It may be hospital-based or performed in an office or surgicenter.

• Peritoneal Infusion

  The administration of liquid medication, nutrient, or other fluid through some other route than the alimentary canal, usually over minutes or hours, either by gravity ...