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INFUSION SET, paediatric
Definition
A sterile device designed to conduct fluids from an intravenous fluid container to a patient's venous system. It includes a calibrated burette for fluid volume measurement, tubing, connectors, chambers, clamps, and an injection port. It is used for gravitational intravenous administration of a precise volume of solution, excluding blood and blood products.
Synonym
Burette infusion set
Specifications
Quality standards
- ISO 8536-5, 2004, edition 2, (confirmed 2018) Infusion equipment for medical use - Part 5: Burette infusion sets for single use, gravity feed
- ISO 8536-4, 2019, edition 6, Infusion equipment for medical use - Part 4: Infusion sets for single use, gravity feed
Technical specifications
- PERFORATOR
- double channel
- built-in air inlet with hydrophobic filter (bacteriological filtration: 0.22 to 0.35 µ)
- with protector
- GRADUATED BURETTE
- transparent plastic
- capacity: 150 ml
- graduations every 10 ml minimum
- air inlet that can be closed
- injection port above the graduations
- latex free security valve for stopping the infusion when the liquid reaches the 0 graduation
- with handle
- DROP-COUNTING CHAMBER
- flexible & transparent
- calibrated at 60 drops/ml
- with filter of 15 µm
- 2 THUMB WHEEL REGULATORS
- 1 below the burette, one above (this one may also be a clamp as it is used to fill the burette)
- allows to adjust infusion flow rate between 0 and the maximal value
- TUBING
- transparent PVC
- length: minimum 150 cm
- internal diameter: ± 3 mm
- dead volume: ± 15 ml
- DISTAL CONNECTOR
- mobile male Luer lock
- with protective cap
- INJECTION PORT
- Y-shaped
- self-sealing membrane made of synthetic elastomer
- located near the distal connector
- Sterile, for single use
Packaging & Labelling
Unit sterile packaging in peel-open pack
Instructions for use
To be used in cases where the volume of solution must be carefully supervised and controlled, especially in paediatrics.
It is essential that the burette is suspended in a vertical position allowing the valve to remain in horizontal position and to be correctly set in the bottom of the burette.
The injection site allows addition of an injectable medicine to a precise volume of solution.
The air inlet must remain closed for administering infusion solutions in bags, and be opened for administering infusion solutions in rigid bottles.
During the infusion, check the flow rate periodically by counting drops.
SEE TABLE BELOW
For blood transfusions, use the blood giving set intended for that purpose (see related articles below).
Please consult the “Manual of nursing Care Procedures, MSF, 2020” available online via the Nursing care working Group sharepoint page.
Extra Tables
Calibration drop-counting chamber = 60 drops / ml Calibration chamber compte gouttes = 60 gouttes / ml | ||||||
Target rate ml/h | Counting for 15 seconds / | Compter pendant 15 secondes | Counting for 60 seconds / | Compter pendant 60 secondes | ||
Débit souhaité ml/h | Drops to count Gouttes à compter | = rate = débit | Max error % | Drops to count Gouttes à compter | = rate = débit | Max error % |
5 | 5 | 4 - 6 | 20 % | |||
10 | 3 | 8 – 16 | 60 % | 10 | 9 - 11 | 10 % |
15 | 4 | 12 – 20 | 33 % | 15 | 14 – 16 | 7 % |
20 | 5 | 16 – 24 | 20 % | 20 | 19 – 21 | 5 % |
25 | 6 | 20 – 28 | 20 % | 25 | 24 – 26 | 4 % |
30 | 8 | 28 – 36 | 20 % | 30 | 29 – 31 | 3 % |
35 | 9 | 32 – 40 | 14 % | 35 | 34 – 36 | 3 % |
40 | 10 | 36 – 44 | 10 % | 40 | 39 – 41 | 3 % |
45 | 11 | 40 – 48 | 11 % | 45 | 44 – 46 | 2 % |
50 | 13 | 48 – 56 | 12 % | 50 | 49 – 51 | 2 % |
55 | 14 | 52 -60 | 9 % | 55 | 54 – 56 | 2 % |
60 | 15 | 56 – 64 | 7 % | 60 | 59 – 61 | 2 % |
70 | 18 | 68 – 76 | 9 % | 70 | 69 – 71 | 1 % |
75 | 19 | 72 – 80 | 7 % | 75 | 74 – 76 | 1 % |
80 | 20 | 76 – 84 | 5 % | 80 | 79 – 81 | 1 % |
100 | 25 | 96 – 104 | 4 % | 100 | 99 – 101 | 1 % |
110 | 28 | 108 – 116 | 5 % | 110 | 109 – 111 | 1 % |
120 | 30 | 116 – 124 | 3 % | 120 | 119 – 121 | 1 % |
125 | 31 | 120 – 128 | 4 % | 125 | 124 – 126 | 1 % |
130 | 33 | 128 – 136 | 5 % | 130 | 129 – 131 | 1 % |
150 | 38 | 148 – 156 | 4 % | 150 | 149 – 151 | 1 % |
175 | 44 | 172 - 180 | 3 % | 175 | 174 - 176 | 1 % |