Open AccessRelative Performance of the Level 1 and Ranger Pressure Infusion Devices
Author(s) -
Michael P. Eaton,
Anahat Dhillon
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/01.ane.0000082492.38765.74
Subject(s) - medicine , air embolism , blood pressure , central venous pressure , safer , anesthesia , fluid pressure , volume (thermodynamics) , surgery , complication , heart rate , computer science , mechanical engineering , physics , computer security , quantum mechanics , engineering
Pressure infusion devices are often used to administer fluids in the operating room, but they may rarely be associated with serious venous air embolism. We studied the performance of the Level 1 and the Ranger Pressure Infusor in the laboratory. The Ranger delivered less air and delivered fluid faster than the Level 1 but did not warm fluid or blood as well. Although the Ranger device may be safer in terms of the risk of air embolism, its inferior warming performance shows that the optimal pressure infusion device has yet to be manufactured.