The delivery of drugs to patients by continuous intravenous infusion: Modeling predicts potential dose fluctuations depending on flow rates and infusion system dead volume

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1147-1153

  Lovich, Mark A ^a   Kinnealley, M Ellen ^a   Sims, Nathanial M ^a   Peterfreund, Robert A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG CARRIER; PHENYLEPHRINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG OVERDOSE; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; INFUSION SYSTEM; MALE; MASS; MEDICATION ERROR; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE;

EID: 33645504101     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000198670.02481.6b     Document Type: Article

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