TABLE 2. Estimate of Patients and Their Infusion Pumps Statistics in McMaster’s NICU. This Estimates are Based on Expert Opinion and Data From the Last 3 Months of the Unit.

	Complex		Standard
Gestational Age (weeks)	Continues infusion (#pumps – #days)	Intermittent infusion (#pumps – #days – #hours)	Continues infusion (#pumps – #days)	Intermittent infusion (#pumps – #days – #hours)
37 – 40+	3 – 10, 1 – 5 days	2 – 14 days – 2 hrs/day	3 – 5 days	1 – 5 days – 1 hr/day
32 – 37	3 – 14 days	2 – 14 days – 2 hrs/day	3 – 5 days	1 – 3 days – 1 hrs/day
27 – 32	5 – 30 days	2 – 14 days – 2 hrs/day	3 – 10 days	1 – 3 days – 1 hr/day
23 – 27	5 – 30 days	2 – 14 days – 3 hrs/day	3 – 12 days	1 – 3 days – 2 hrs/day
Surgical	6 – 14, 3 – 60 days	2 – 14 days – 2 hrs/day	3 – 15 days	1 – 10 days – 1 hr/day