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A Clinical Comparison

Brack A. Bivins, MD; Robert P. Rapp, PharmD; Patricia Powers; John L. Butler, MS; Dennis Haack, PhD

Arch Surg. 1980;115(1):70-72.

Abstract
• In a prospective clinical study, an electronic intravenous (IV) rate controller was compared with a standard roller clamp for control of IV infusions. The electronic IV rate controller was associated with fewer complications and more accurate fluid therapy than was the roller clamp. There was also a substantial savings of nursing time and a potential for cost savings when the electronic IV rate controller was used.

(Arch Surg 115:70-72, 1980)

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Surgery, College of Medicine (Dr Bivins), the College of Pharmacy (Dr Rapp and Mr Butler), and the Department of Nursing (Ms Powers), Albert B. Chandler Medical Center, and the Statistics Section of the Tobacco and Health Research Institute (Dr Haack), University of Kentucky, Lexington.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Aug 3, 1979.

Reprint requests to Department of Surgery, Albert B. Chandler Medical Center, 800 Rose St, Lexington, KY 40536 (Dr Bivins).

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