Performance of three portable infusion-pump devices set to deliver 2 mL/hr

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1277-1280

  Coley, S Crystal ^a   Shaw, Pamela K ^b   Leff, Richard D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caloric agents; Concentration; Devices; Dextrose; Drug administration rate; Flow; Injections; Temperature; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FLOW RATE; GRAVIMETRY; INFUSION PUMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0030954530     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/54.11.1277     Document Type: Article

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