Abstract
Pressure infusion devices (PID) are used in trauma hospitals and in military applications to enhance rapid fluid replacement of hypovolemic shocked patients. This work presents a simple inexpensive technique for evaluation of the performance characteristics of pressure infusors. Pressure–volume and volume–time curves of pneumatic and spring-activated infusors have been derived for pressurized infusion with various output resistances. Three indices of performance are suggested for evaluation of pressure infusors: the energy to discharge fluid from the bag, efficiency index and time required to empty 50% of the bag.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 35-41 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Technology and Health Care |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1994 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Hypovolemic shock
- Performance
- Pressure infusion device
- Rapid fluid resuscitation