The Power Infuser: a new device for rapid fluid infusion.
Publication/Presentation Date
3-1-2003
Abstract
This study examined the effectiveness and ease of use of the ID Power Infuser, a pocket-sized device that can infuse fluid at rates up to 6 L/hr. Forty-six adults presenting with non-traumatic hypotension or clinical hypovolemia had 0.9% NaCl solution infused by the ID Power Infuser through a peripheral i.v. catheter. Eighteen patients with hemodynamic evidence of hypovolemia had a mean infusion rate of 2 L/hr with time to resolution of hypovolemia 28.5 +/- 7 min, 14 of these had an infusion rate > or = 4 L/hr with resolution of hypovolemia of 13.7 +/- 5.8 min. Resolution of hypovolemia was significantly faster compared with a group receiving gravity infusion. Use of the Power Infuser was deemed easy (VAS = 1.9 +/- 1.9 cm). The ID Power Infuser can accurately and quickly deliver i.v. crystalloid in the ED and has the potential to reduce morbidity, time in the ED, and costs.
Volume
21
Issue
2
First Page
129
Last Page
132
ISSN
0735-6757
Published In/Presented At
Lopez, B. L., Davis-Moon, L., Sterious, W., Bulette, M., Liang-Ma, X., & Christopher, T. A. (2003). The Power Infuser: a new device for rapid fluid infusion. The American journal of emergency medicine, 21(2), 129–132. https://doi.org/10.1053/ajem.2003.50033
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
12671814
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article