Abstract
This study examined the effectiveness and ease of use of the ID Power Infuser, a pocket-sized device that can infuse fluid at rates up to 6 L/hr. Forty-six adults presenting with non-traumatic hypotension or clinical hypovolemia had 0.9% NaCl solution infused by the ID Power Infuser through a peripheral IV catheter. Eighteen patients with hemodynamic evidence of hypovolemia had a mean infusion rate of 2 L/hr with time to resolution of hypovolemia 28.5 ± 7 min, 14 of these had an infusion rate ≥ 4 L/hr with resolution of hypovolemia of 13.7 ± 5.8 min. Resolution of hypovolemia was significantly faster compared with a group receiving gravity infusion. Use of the Power Infuser was deemed easy (VAS = 1.9 ± 1.9 cm). The ID PowerInfuser can accurately and quickly deliver IV crystalloid in the ED and has the potential to reduce morbidity, time in the ED, and costs. (Am J Emerg Med 2003;21:129-132. Copyright 2003, Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.)
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