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Assessment of Multiple Intravenous Pumps Infusing into a Single Site

Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada

Correspondence: For correspondence or reprints contact: Martin Charron, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8. E-mail: martin.charron{at}sickkids.ca

ABSTRACT

Much research has examined drug concentration and flow rates for a single intravenous pump infusing into a single site, but there is no information on the delivery of medications when a multiple-pump system is required. The intent of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of multiple-pump systems infusing into a single site. We noted large fluctuations when multiple intravenous pumps infused into a single site.

Key Words: delivery pumps; pediatric; instrumentation