A patient is to receive 1 unit of PRBCs over 4 hours. The label on the bag states: 300 ml. What will the flow rate be?
Ans) Order: A patient is to receive 1 unit of PRBCs
Time: 4 hours.
The label on the bag states: 300 ml
Formula: Flow rate ( ml/min ): Volume in ml × drop factor / time in mins.
= 300 × 10 /4 × 60
= 12.5 ml/ min
If transfusion via Infusion pump:
Flow rate ( ml/hr ) = Volume in ml / time in hrs
= 300/4 = 75 ml/hr.
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