Methods of intravenous drug administration in the pediatric patient
Leff, R.D.; Roberts, R.J.
Journal of Pediatrics 98(4): 631-635
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-3476 PMID: 7205494 Document Number: 170093
Variation in the rate of i.v. drug delivery to the patient occurs secondary to influences of the site selected for injection of the drug into the i.v. system, the rate of flow of the i.v. solution and the drug dosage volume. The involvement of each of these factors in producing varying rates of i.v. drug infusion is virtually assured by the wide range of drug dosage volumes and i.v. fluid rates required within the pediatric population. Because of the importance of delivering medications at a known rate, a uniform protocol for i.v. drug therapy was developed for pediatric patients and implemented at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The protocol, which uses a syringe infusion pump or manual retrograde injection technique, was a practical, safe, dependable and effective means to deliver both i.v. fluids and medications at a desired or known rate.