The syringe pump is used in intensive care units, after surgeries, and in many cases where an active substance needs to be continuously injected into the patient’s bloodstream for a specific period of time.
For such purposes, devices called syringe pumps are used, and these devices are used in almost all intensive care units, especially in cardiac care units.
For such purposes, devices called syringe pumps are used, and these devices are used in almost all intensive care units, especially in cardiac care units.
It is used for precise and continuous injections at a specific rate of various chemotherapy drugs, certain antibiotics (which require adjustment of the injection rate), cardiovascular drugs (which require precise control of the injection rate), or for pumping milk and oral medications into the digestive tract of infants.
The result of using syringe pumps is to control the pressure of the injected fluid and prevent damage to the patient’s vein during a possible excessive increase in injection pressure.
A plastic syringe containing the liquid is placed in the holder, a tube with a holder set is connected to the patient’s vein or directly to his stomach by a needle or cannula. When the liquid flow rate is determined, the pump presses the syringe plunger until the liquid flows. The injection speed (plunger movement) depends on the diameter of the syringe and the flow rate set for the pump. When the pump is running, the flow rate, volume and pressure of the liquid are constantly measured and if an error occurs in these or other parameters, the device will alarm the operator. Over- or under-injection of a particular drug can be very dangerous for each patient. Plastic syringes produced by different manufacturers are not completely identical, which is why pumps are specified to work with a specific type of syringe, in which case significant errors in the flow rate and volume of the liquid are observed when non-approved syringes are used.