Table 3.

Nursing time related to the use of different infusion devices.

	SIP	Spring-infusor
Preparing and administering antibiotics (dose prepared by Pharmacy)	Loading SIP, changing extension tubing, and priming the line with each dose (single use) also takes only 1–2 min	Loading spring-infusor and priming the line (1–2 min) Control tubing lasts 36 h
	Programming SIP (2 × nurses × 2–3 min)	No programming required
	Total time 15 min × 2 nurses	Total time 12–13 min × 2 nurses
Tobramycin preparation	2×nurses × 15 min
Work created by alarms	SIP—give 5 min and 2 min warning alarms—loud and disruptive often means nursing staff has to wait in the room for 5 min prior to completion to silence the alarms and demand immediate response.	Spring-infusor has no alarms. This lack of alarm, however, can delay the necessary postdose flushing of the line