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Evaluation of Drug Sorption to PVC- and Non-PVC-based Tubes in Administration Sets Using a Pump
Published on: March 11, 2017
[Evaluation of the new pump for home parenteral nutrition Terumo Cafty]
A Inoue1, M Sawatake, H Mitoda
1Dept. of Anesthesiology, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health.
Abstract:
This study was undertaken to evaluate the usefulness of 'Cafty' which is a new infusion pump system for administering home parenteral nutrition (HPN), recently launched by Terumo Corporation. We used 'Cafty' in two patients and found it has more advantages than the existing pump with regard to the following points: 1. Cafty is provided with a display and alarms that indicate pump troubles such as emptiness, occlusion or mis-operation. 2. It is easier to carry because of its smaller size (width 80 mm x length 132 mm x thickness 33 mm) and its lighter weight (320 g). 3. While Cafty operation using a cassette-type tubing and plain control panel to simpler the flow rate accuracy is not reduced. In conclusion, Cafty is better than the existing HPN pump from the viewpoint of safety, portability and easiness.
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