URGENT: I need help about caffeine

Please verify with YOUR standards of care in your hospital setting.

Thank you! I couldn't even remember why I had it but I had a csf leak after a radiologic procedure. I was in the hospital room on the BR floor and just stuck out my arm at shift change for vital signs. I vomited constantly for 3 days, then the doc said that the next dat I would be in the OR for a blood patch - -maybe it was in my head!!

Anne, RNC

For sure. All asthmatics know that caffeine is helpful for asthma attacks. When I'm having an attack, and I can't get to my inhaler, I reach for a nice hot cup of coffee. It's a natural bronchodilator.

For apnea of prematurity, as already noted, 20mg/ml (60mg/3ml) is the appropriate concentration. Loading dose 20-40mg/kg and maintenance dose 5-8mg/kg/day q24hours after loading dose. No dilution necessary.

example: 1kg patient = 20mg loading dose ordered = 1ml ... maintenance dose ordered for 24 hours later 5mg/kg/dose = 0.25ml IV q 24hours.

And general practice doesn't monitor caffeine levels anymore.

hypocaffeinemia should know.

CALL PHARMACY

I've seen it PO (for after spinal taps), but I've never seen it IV. We usually fly out really sick babies, we're not equipped for it. Good to know and file away in the old brain box....

Saw it used once during ECT.....doctor explained it potentiated ECT; that a lower setting was needed for same results. Of course that was many years ago.