IV buretrols

[landin]

this is my first rotation to a pediatric floor and i need information regarding critical thinking with IV buretrols.

thanks

L

[Jolie, BSN]

Scroll down a little farther to find a thread titled "Burette". There is some good info there. The NICU forum has a similar thread also.

[purplemania, BSN, RN]

Current literature indicates buretrols are becoming obsolete because IV pumps are being made to control infusion better (vs. free-flow). If your facility uses one you will need to read the policy concerning them (for instance, what age child requires a buretrol, what meds can/cannot be infused this way, what are the time limits). We used to set them for 2 hours of infusion, requiring us to be in the room q 2 hrs. The one danger I am aware of is if you allow it to run dry you might get blood to back up into the line.

[Mimi2RN, ASN, RN]

Buratrols are also used for med infusions on peds, not likely to be obsolete because of that. We use them on all ped patients up to the age of 13 yrs.

We also use pumps on all kids, if the buratrol runs out of fluid, the alarm goes off, says "upstream occlusion". I think peds nurses respond to alarms much quicker than on adult units......