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Intravenous smart pump review

"The first programmable infusion pumps were invented over 50 years ago, but their adoption in hospitals was slow, and their initial functions were limited to basic programming in milliliters per hour” Blake et al (2025).

"The first programmable infusion pumps were invented over 50 years ago, but their adoption in hospitals was slow, and their initial functions were limited to basic programming in milliliters per hour” Blake et al (2025).

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Intravenous smart pump review

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“Most nurses still learn about administering medications through gravity infusion by calculating and monitoring drip rates although they rarely practice this method. This approach was once the only way to deliver infusions to patients. The first programmable infusion pumps were invented over 50 years ago, but their adoption in hospitals was slow, and their initial functions were limited to basic programming in milliliters per hour.”


Reference:

Blake JWC, Meade K, Giuliano KK. Intravenous Smart Pumps: A Review of the Safety Implications for the Most Ubiquitous Technology in US Acute Care. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2025 Jun;37(2):255-275. doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2025.01.004. Epub 2025 Apr 3. PMID: 40382090.

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