The effects of syringe plunger design on drug delivery during vertical displacement of syringe pumps

Anaesthesia

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1094-1098

  Weiss, M ^a   Fischer, J ^a   Neff, T ^a   Baenziger, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Syringe: pump; plunger; hydrostatic pressure; siphoning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BOLUS INJECTION; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG INJECTION VOLUME; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INFUSION PUMP; SYRINGE;

COMPLIANCE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; SYRINGES;

EID: 0033692930     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2000.01550.x     Document Type: Article

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1. Influence of hydrostatic pressure on continuous application of cardiovascular drugs with syringe pumps
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3. Syringe pumps for infusion of vasoactive drugs: Mechanical idiosyncrasies and recommended operating procedures
4. A gravimetric technique for evaluating flow continuity from two infusion devices
5. The effect of syringe size on the performance of an infusion pump