Quantitative analysis of continuous intravenous infusions in pediatric anesthesia: Safety implications of dead volume, flow rates, and fluid delivery

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 78-86

  Ma, Haobo ^a   Lovich, Mark A ^b   Peterfreund, Robert A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

dead volume; drug infusions; fluid management; propofol; remifentanil

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL; REMIFENTANIL;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG INFUSION; INFUSION RATE; INFUSION SYSTEM; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; ANESTHESIA, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; INFANT; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; PIPERIDINES; PROPOFOL;

EID: 78650385166     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2010.03475.x     Document Type: Article

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