Medical Journal Armed Forces India, 2003 Dear Editor. The infusion pump is a useful device now available in most service hospitals, however it is largely underutilised probably due to complex calculations involved. A ready reckoner in tabular form as shown below should be of help in the intensive care units and acute wards.
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Comparison of flow pressures in different 3-way infusion devices: an in-vitro study
Patient Safety in Surgery, 2018 Background The use of multiple infusions through one cannula is an increasingly common practice in anaesthesia. High pressures in the line often lead to occlusion alarms and pump disconnection.
Jonathan Chua, Arun Ratnavadivel
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Patient Safety, 2019 The risk of medication errors with infusion pumps is well established, yet a better under-standing is needed of the scenarios and factors associated with the errors.
Matthew A. Taylor, Rebecca Jones
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Intravenous drugs infusion safety through smart pumps [PDF]
Farmacia Hospitalaria, 2014 Objective: To analyze the role of smart infusion pumps in reducing errors related with the administration of intravenous medications. Method: Retrospective, observational study analyzing the implementation of a system with smart intravenous infusion ...
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Nomenclature for renal replacement therapy and blood purification techniques in critically ill patients: practical applications [PDF]
, 2016 This article reports the conclusions of the second part of a consensus expert conference on the nomenclature of renal replacement therapy (RRT) techniques currently utilized to manage acute kidney injury and other organ dysfunction syndromes in ...
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The effect of exogenous glucose infusion on early embryonic development in lactating dairy cows [PDF]
, 2018 peer-reviewedThe objective of this study was to examine the effect of intravenous infusion of glucose on early embryonic development in lactating dairy cows. Nonpregnant, lactating dairy cows (n = 12) were enrolled in the study (276 ± 17 d in milk). On d
Butler, Stephen +9 more
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Continuous intrathecal baclofen delivery in severely disabling spasticity [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2018 Background/Aim. Spasticity is the consequence of several clinical conditions including cerebral palsy, brain injury, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, aneurysm bleeding, and some other neurological disorders.
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Silencing of the Na+/H+ exchanger 1(NHE-1) prevents cardiac structural and functional remodeling induced by angiotensin II [PDF]
, 2019 Chronic activation of the renin angiotensin system (RAS) favors several cardiac diseases, among which myocardial hypertrophy occupies an outstanding place. In this context, the hyperactivity of the cardiac Na+/H+ (NHE-1) exchanger plays a key role.
Caldiz, Claudia Irma +4 more
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Empirical Study on the Impact of Infusion Media on the Flow Rate of Infusion Pumps
Zhongguo yiliao qixie zazhiObjectiveTo investigate the impact of different infusion media on the flow rate of infusion pumps. MethodsTen infusion pumps were randomly selected and tested for infusion rates using deionized water, saline solution, glucose solution, and parenteral ...
Ning YAO +4 more
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A case study in open source innovation: developing the Tidepool Platform for interoperability in type 1 diabetes management. [PDF]
, 2015 OBJECTIVE:Develop a device-agnostic cloud platform to host diabetes device data and catalyze an ecosystem of software innovation for type 1 diabetes (T1D) management.
Adi, Saleh +8 more
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