Use of Burette | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2009年1月15日—AburetteisaninlinecalibratedchamberonatypeofsecondaryadministrationIVtubingthatcanbeattachedtoprimaryIVtubinginorderto ...

A burette is an inline calibrated chamber on a type of secondary administration IV tubing that can be attached to primary IV tubing in order to administer medications or fluids as an alternative to using small 50 mL or 100 mL bags of IV fluid. The spike of the burette tubing is connected to a larger container of IV fluid. Fluid from that larger container is allowed to flow into the burette which has a calibrated chamber so the amount of IV fluid allowed into it can be measured. These burettes can hold anywhere from 50-150 mLs. The drug being mixed in the chosen IV fluid (i.e. Solumedrol or Rocephin) would be added through an injection port at the top of the burette. There is a drip chamber at the bottom of the burette where the fluid in its chamber exits. The roller clamp on the tubing below the burette would be opened and the fluid containing IV fluid + medication would be allowed to infuse into the patient. Many of the burettes used for pediatrics are microdrip (60 gtts/mL). The ...