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The Norfolk and Norwich infusion box
Author(s) -
CHAPMAN ROBERT B.,
KEEP PHILIP
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1980.tb05081.x
Subject(s) - medicine , visibility , cuff , continuous infusion , anesthesia , surgery , meteorology , physics
Summary An apparatus is described to facilitate the pressurisation of plastic fluid containers during rapid intravenous infusion. The advantages offered by this system over the ‘infusion cuff’ method include greater mechanical stability, faster pressurisation and change‐over of infusion containers and clear visibility of the contents of the containers.