Continuous interscalene brachial plexus blockade traditionally requires a hospital stay for local anesthetic infusion, and achieving consistent catheter insertion may be difficult. Incorporating long-acting pain relief from a continuous peripheral nerve block, with a reliable method of catheter insertion, and a self-contained infusion system would be a valuable asset for short-stay care. We com...

INTRODUCTION Previous studies comparing satisfaction with electronic and elastomeric infusion pumps are limited, and improvements in size and usability of electronic pumps have since occurred. The Comparing Home Infusion Devices (CHID) study plans to assess patient and nurse satisfaction with an elastomeric and electronic pump for delivering intravenous antibiotic treatment in the home. Seconda...

Insulin pump therapy [continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII)] requires regular change of infusion sets every 2-3 days in order to minimize the risk of skin irritations or other adverse events. This has been discussed to be a potential burden to the environment. The purpose of this analysis was to perform an environmental assessment of insulin pump infusion sets based on loss of resourc...

This paper describes the first experience of department in using an electronic infusion pump order to optimize and select adequate safe method permanent analgesia cardiac surgery patients perioperative period. Two clinical cases for continuous anesthesia are also presented.

BACKGROUND The objective was to quantify hydrostatic effects on continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) pumps during basal and bolus insulin delivery. METHODS We tested CSII pumps from Medtronic Diabetes (MiniMed 512 and 515), Smiths Medical (Deltec Cozmo 1700), and Insulet (OmniPod) using insulin aspart (Novolog, Novo Nordisk). Pumps were filled and primed per manufacturer's instruct...

The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial demonstrated that intensive treatment of type 1 diabetes protected against the microvascular complications of diabetes (1). The results were obtained in a selected group of type 1 diabetic volunteers who received attentive clinical care and substantial diabetes education. Careful attention was paid to lifestyle issues, but optimal control of diabetes...

OBJECTIVES To review the current experience with insulin pump therapy in children and adolescents in order to guide pediatricians regarding indications and complications. SOURCES OF DATA Systematic review of articles published in the literature referring to the use of insulin pump therapy, indications, complications and response to treatment. All articles published between 1995 and 2005 and a...

conclusions in japan, 8% lidocaine pump spray contains menthol and ethanol as additives. these additives, particularly menthol, might have led to excessive mucus production, although we did not analyze the mucus secretion. introduction pulmonary collapse after intubation is common, and it is caused by a variety of factors. case presentation a 21-year-old man presented at our operation room to u...

Reliability of medical devices such as infusion pumps is extremely important because these devices are being used in patients who are in critical condition. Occlusion pressure, as an important parameter of infusion pumps, should be detected when an occlusion occurred. However, infusion pumps’ occlusion pressure could not be tested and the performance of these pumps is not known to us. In order ...