| Air elimination capability in rapid infusion systems. | |
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PMID: 22004201 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Pressure infusion devices are used in clinical practice to apply large volumes of fluid over a short period of time. Although air infusion is a major complication, they have limited capability to detect and remove air during pressure infusion. In this investigation, we tested the air elimination capabilities of the Fluido(®) (The Surgical Company), Level 1(®) (Level 1 Technologies Inc.) and Ranger(®) (Augustine Medical GmbH) pressure infusion devices. Measurements were undertaken with a crystalloid solution during an infusion flow of 100, 200, 400 and 800 ml.min(-1) . Four different volumes of air (25, 50, 100 and 200 ml) were injected as boluses in one experimental setting, or infused continuously over the time needed to perfuse 2 l saline in the other setting. The perfusion fluid was collected in an airtight infusion bag and the amount of air obtained in the bag was measured. The delivered air volume was negligible and would not cause any significant air embolism in all experiments. In our experimental setting, we found, during high flow, an increased amount of uneliminated air in all used devices compared with lower perfusion flows. All tested devices had a good air elimination capability. The use of ultrasonic air detection coupled with an automatic shutoff is a significant safety improvement and can reliably prevent accidental air embolism at rapid flows. You can respond to this article at http://www.anaesthesiacorrespondence.com. |
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N Zoremba; C Gruenewald; M Zoremba; R Rossaint; G Schaelte |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Anaesthesia Volume: 66 ISSN: 1365-2044 ISO Abbreviation: Anaesthesia Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-10-18 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370524 Medline TA: Anaesthesia Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1031-4 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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© 2011 The Authors. Anaesthesia © 2011 The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland. |
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Chief Senior Consultant Professor of Anaesthesiology and Chairman Chief Senior Consultant, Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany Resident, Department of Anaesthesiology, Medical Center Marienhöhe Würselen, Würselen, Germany Senior Consultant, Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Marburg, Marburg, Germany. |
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