Influence of infusion line compliance on drug delivery rate during acute line loop formation

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 776-779

  Weiss, M ^a   Banziger O ^a   Neff, Thomas ^a   Fanconi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Compliance; Drug delivery; Infusion line; Infusion tube; Syringe pump

Indexed keywords

VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BOLUS INJECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; INFUSION SYSTEM; OCCLUSION; SYRINGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033936276     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340051246     Document Type: Article

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