How fast to give lasix in pediatric population?

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Specializes in Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant.

Hello! Quick question and may be a dumb one LOL. So when giving lasix IV as an intermittent infusion how many minutes can you give it over if the dose I am giving is 25 mg/2.5 ml? If the hospital guidelines state that it should be given at a rate not to exceed 0.5 mg/kg/min or for higher doses not to exceed 4 mg/min would giving it over 15 min be too fast? The rate of the dose would be 10 ml/hr. TIA!

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The infusion rate is going to be based on the patient’s weight.

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Specializes in Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant.
11 hours ago, HiddencatBSN said:

The infusion rate is going to be based on the patient’s weight.

The patient is 45.1 kg

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17 hours ago, MurseRN1996 said:

... If the hospital guidelines state that it should be given at a rate not to exceed 0.5 mg/kg/min or for higher doses not to exceed 4 mg/min would giving it over 15 min be too fast? The rate of the dose would be 10 ml/hr. TIA!

As UpToDate recommends pediatric furosemide administration rate of 0.5 mg/kg/minute, not to exceed 4 mg/minute regardless of dose, administering the dose over 15 minutes is acceptable. 

ETA: At my facility, medications for patients >40 kg are dosed and administered following adult guidelines.

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