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I calculated 0.25ml/kg/min for a 70Kg man to be 1050ml/h, which our syringe pumps can deliver. However, 0.5ml/kg/min would be a rate of 2100ml/h, which exceeds the maximum infusion rate of our pumps (1200ml/h)!
Do you have special high-performance syringe-drivers?
September 30, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterH Hartley
no pumps. only a 'macro-drip' (15qtt's to one mL)with a roller clamp set to an approximate rate. view that rate as a starting point for the first 30 minutes. so, including the 150 mL bolus which is delivered with a large syringe, then dripping at a good clip, we're talking about a total of 850mL or so over 30 minutes. the main thing is to address oxygenation and ventilation (airway) and have that under control ASAP. wrt lipid.....just having it ready to go puts you way ahead of the game. the precise dose isn't so important as
it's not an exact science at this point.
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October 2, 2008 | Unregistered Commenter[Guy Weinberg]
Indiana Poison Center recommended the set up of 2 pumps when I posed this question. Our pump max is 999 mL/hr.
February 19, 2014 | Unregistered CommenterKatie Hiles, Pharm.D.
OK, but the PCC are a little misled. The recommended rate for infusion is really an approximation (I know, since all the recommendations are based on my numbers; I wrote them or they were modified from my instruction). therefore the note I made above still applies. roller clamp and approximate rates of infusion suffice. no pump(s) needed.
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March 13, 2014 | Registered Commenter[Guy Weinberg]