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If there is no one way valve on a gravity infusion line during a multi-line infusion, this will make it impossible
to detect occlusions on the patient side, and could result in accumulation of the drug being infused in the gravity
line, which could later be infused in an uncontrolled manner when the occlusion is released.
Place the connection between the gravity line and the pump-driver line as near to the start of the set as
possible in order to minimise the dead space and consequently the impact of any change in flow rate on the
gravity line.
The filter size and the materials used in the infusion set are mentioned in its individual packaging: check
they are suitable for the fluid or drug to be administered.
The infusion set may be equipped with ports (K-nect needle-free access, or 3-way stopcock). These ports
should be accessed by respecting aseptic procedures and when the pump is on hold.
The upstream ports (above the pump) must not be used to deliver a manual bolus into the line. They should
be used only to connect a secondary infusion line.
The downstream ports (below the pump) must not be used to connect a secondary line.
The downstream ports (below the pump) may be used to administer a manual bolus by means of a Luer Lock
syringe into the line
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hen administering a bolus, we recommend to hold the infusion.
Use of the Volumat Lines with two spikes or with secondary lines: we do not recommend to keep the two lines
open. Only the line from which the fluid is supposed to be administered should be open, the others must not be
open.
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