This IV Pump System Offers Flexibility and Functionality
Abbott Plum A+ Plus Infusion Intravenous IV Pump System
The Abbot Plum A+ Infusion Intravenous IV Pump System is an infusion pump designed to provide accurate administration of fluid regimens, using a wide range of delivery rates, dosing options and fluid viscosity’s. The Abbot Plum A+ can administer a variety of fluids, from a 5% injection of Dextrose to IV feeding products and blood. Its dual channel regimens allow primary and secondary drugs to be delivered at the same time.
Infusion pumps can automatically deliver fluids in ways that would be unreliable, impractical and costly if performed manually. Because pumps can deliver as little as 0.15 milliliters per hour or even a small injection every minute or varying dosages at different times of the day, they make hospital care much easier to manage and keep patients comfortable without too many interruptions.
In addition to venal infusions, the Abbot Plum A+ can inject controlled doses of fluid beneath the skin (subcutaneously) or within the surface of the central nervous system (epidural), which has become a very popular method of pain management during childbirth.
• On the user-friendly Abbot Plum, the interface allows for the practitioner to set the details of each infusion, according to the doctor’s orders.
• For continuous infusion, a nurse or technician will need to specify the volume and speed of infusion.
• Programming the pump for “Intermittent†dosages allows for a less frequent, yet higher, rate of infusion, alternating with a lower rate. The programmable function helps the cannula to remain open throughout the infusion.
• Patient-controlled infusion allows the patient to control the rate of infusion, within an allowable ceiling that is pre-programmed into the pump. This is the preferred method for analgesics, since the device can be coded to prevent a dose that would be hazardous to the patient.
Since certain types of medication require it, many of these pumps offer functions which can control the dosage based on circadian cycles, allowing for mediation to be administered at certain times of the day.
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