A technique to prevent overfilling of viewing chamber of intravenous infusion kit

Inflation of the BP cuff on this limb leads to back flow of fluid/blood through the transfusion tubing leading to complete filling of the viewing chamber of the infusion kit, thereby limiting its utility. [1] Lundberg et al. placed a modified squeeze-clamp onto a portion of the intravenous tubing an...

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Published in:	Indian journal of anaesthesia Vol. 58; no. 6; pp. 780 - 781
Main Authors:	Kakani, Lovelesh, Sharma, Surinder M, Mehta, Rashmi C, Singh, Gurpreet
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01-11-2014 Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects:	Anesthesia Drug infusion pumps Fluids Letters to Editor Medical equipment Methods
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Summary:	Inflation of the BP cuff on this limb leads to back flow of fluid/blood through the transfusion tubing leading to complete filling of the viewing chamber of the infusion kit, thereby limiting its utility. [1] Lundberg et al. placed a modified squeeze-clamp onto a portion of the intravenous tubing and passed this between the Velcro layers of the BP cuff.
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ISSN:	0019-5049 0976-2817
DOI:	10.4103/0019-5049.147185