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Paediatric anaesthesia · Dec 2023
Effect of vertical pump position on start-up fluid delivery of syringe pumps used for microinfusion.
- Markus Weiss, Pedro David Wendel-Garcia, Beate Grass, Philipp Karl Buehler, and Maren Kleine-Brueggeney.
- Department of Anesthesia, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
- Paediatr Anaesth. 2023 Dec 1; 33 (12): 109911071099-1107.
BackgroundConnection and opening a syringe infusion pump to a central venous line can lead to acute anterograde or retrograde fluid shifts depending on the level of central venous pressure. This may lead to bolus events or to prolonged lag times of intravenous drug delivery, being particularly relevant when administering vasoactive or inotropic drugs in critically ill patients using microinfusion. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of syringe pump positioning at different vertical heights on start-up fluid delivery before versus after purging and connection the pump to the central venous catheter.MethodsThis in vitro study measured ante- and retrograde infusion volumes delivered to the central venous line after starting the syringe pump at a set infusion rate of 1 mL/h. In setup one, the pump was first positioned to vertical levels of +43 cm or -43 cm and then purged and connected to a central venous catheter. In setup two, the pump was first purged and connected at zero level and secondarily positioned to a vertical level of +43 cm or -43 cm. Central venous pressure was adjusted to 10 mmHg in both setups.ResultsPositioning of the pump prior to purging and connection to the central venous catheter resulted in a better start-up performance with delivered fluid closer to programmed and expected infusion volumes when compared to the pump first purged, connected, and then positioned. Significant backflow volumes were observed with the pump purged and connected first and then positioned below zero level. No backflow was measured with the pump positioned first below zero level and then purged and connected.ConclusionsSyringe infusion pump assemblies should be positioned prior to purging and connection to a central venous catheter line when starting a new drug, particularly when administering highly concentrated vasoactive or inotropic drugs delivered at low flow rates.© 2023 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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