[A pneumatic transfusion accelerator].
A new simple device using piped medical gases for the inflation of pressure cuffs used for rapid intravenous infusions is described. The pressure cuffs are maintained inflated with piped medical oxygen delivered by an adjustable pressure regulator. Operating advantages of this device were: 1) inflation time for the cuff and infusion time for fluids kept in collapsible PVC bags (whole blood, plasma, cellular concentrates or other fluids) were considerably shortened, not requiring any manual manipulation throughout the infusion; 2) when the bag is emptied, the large bore tubing used allowed rapid deflation of the cuffs; 3) the procedure was as safe as manual acceleration of transfusion, and simpler, requiring a simple three-way stopcock.
D000399:Air Pressure; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans
Un accélérateur pneumatique de transfusion.