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In medicine, infusion therapy deals with all aspects of fluid and medication infusion, via intravenous or subcutaneous application. A special infusion pump can be used for this purpose.A fenestrated catheter is most frequently inserted into the localized area to be treated.
There are a range of delivery methods for infusion of drugs via catheter:
Infusion therapy has a range of medical applications including sedation, anesthesia, post-operative analgesic pain management, chemotherapy, and treatment of infectious diseases
Advantages of infusion therapy over other non-site-specific delivery methodologies are primarily efficacy through precision of medication delivery.