Table 2.
Characteristics of infusions
| Infusions with pump N = 355 |
Infusions with rapid push N = 989 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Duration (min) | 81.3 ± 44.6 | 14.1 ± 7.9 |
| Dose administered per infusion (mg/kg) | 94.8 ± 44.3 | 30.5 ± 14.2 |
| Abdomen | 310 (87.3%) | 802 (81.1%) |
| Thigh | 23 (6.5%) | 80 (8.1%) |
| Other sites | 1 (3.1%) | 42 (4.2%) |
| Unknown site | 21 | 65 |
| One site/2 sites/3 sites/4 sites/unknown | 74/202/24/21/34 | 908/16/0/0/65 |
| Volume (mL)* | 32.6 ± 15.7 40.0 [30.0; 50.0] |
11.2 ± 4.4 10.0 [10.0;10.0] |
| Flow rate in abdomen (mL/h) | 30.9 ± 20.9 | 54.0 ± 23.3 |
| Flow rate in abdomen [0–15 mL/h] | 33 (15.1%) | 2 (0.3%) |
| Flow rate in abdomen [15–25 mL/h] | 85 (39.0%) | 35 (4.9%) |
| Flow rate in abdomen [25–35 mL/h] | 32 (14.7%) | 93 (13.1%) |
| Flow rate in abdomen [> 35 mL/h] | 68 (31.2%) | 581 (81.7%) |
| Flow rate in abdomen unknown | 92 + 23 + 11 | 91 + 5 + 42 |
| Time to perform infusions (min) | 81.3 ± 44.6 | 14.1 ± 7.9 |
| Premedication with painkillers | 36 (10.1%) | 86 (8.7%) |
| Premedication with NSAIDs | 14 (3.9%) | 10 (1.0%) |
Continuous variables are summarized as mean ± SD unless otherwise specified; *median and interquartile range; categorical variables are described as the number of non-missing data and percentage; NSAIDs, non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs