TY - JOUR
AU - Skolaut, Milton, W.
AB - Abstract The ability of nine intravenous infusion set clamps and of an electronic rate controller to maintain a constant rate of infusion was studied. Nine sets were tested in vitro, four while being used by hospitalized patients, and three by a volunteer who performed a standard series of movements. Maintenance of infusion rate was checked by a device which recorded the rate in drops/minute. All but two i.v. administration sets showed a gradual fate decline of 1.5% or more over the 4.5-minute in vitro testing period. The electronic i.v. controller maintained a constant in vitro infusion rate. In seven hospitalized patients, the infusion rates with the four sets tested varied greatly and with no particular pattern. The i.v. controller maintained a constant infusion rate in five of the seven patients; in one patient, rate was constant except for two one-minute periods. The other patient was thought to have had a faulty i.v. infusion site. Under controlled movement conditions, all three of the sets tested failed to maintain an even flow rate but the i.v. controller’s flow rate was constant. The clamps supplied with i.v. administration sets cannot be expected to maintain a constant infusion rate. In most clinical situations requiring a constant infusion rate, an electronic i.v. rate controller can be used. Drug administration, Equipment, Errors, medication, Flow, Injections This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes This study was supported by a grant from tbe IVAC Corporation. Presented at the 33rd ASHP Annual Meeting, New York, NY, May 18 1977. Copyright © 1979, American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, Inc. All rights reserved.
TI - Regulating intravenous fluid flow: Controller versus clamps
JF - American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
DO - 10.1093/ajhp/36.8.1090
DA - 1979-08-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/regulating-intravenous-fluid-flow-controller-versus-clamps-1MUlrbcQKk
SP - 1090
EP - 1094
VL - 36
IS - 8
DP - DeepDyve
ER -