CardinalHealth 572 IVAC Setup

Quick Infusion Set-Up Guide

Ivac 572

Huw Evans B.Sc., HND(Eng)
EBME

Setting up an infusion for the Ivac 572

• Before you

Quick Start-Up Guide

Rate Calculation

250ml to be infused in 2 hours 30 minutes.

When calculating rates, change the time of infusion into

start check
that your rate
calculations
are correct.

• Try these and
see how you
get on.

Huw Evans B.Sc., HND(Eng)
EBME

minutes e.g. 2hours 30 mins = 150 mins, therefore to calculate
this rate: -

60 x 250 = 100 ml/hr

150
The rate of infusion is therefore 100ml/hr.
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1000ml to be infused in 8 hour 30 minutes = 100ml/hr.

Again change the time of infusion into minutes, 8 hour 30
minutes = 510 minutes, to calculate this rate: -

60 x 1000 = 117.6 ml/hr

510

The rate of infusion is therefore 118 ml/hr

Setting up an infusion for the Ivac 572.

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Press the ON/OFF key (Circled in RED);
the pump will go through a short ‘self
test’ which is a power up sequence, wait
until the power up sequence has finished.

The TOT VOL INF can be re-set at this
point by pressing the TOT VOL INF key
along with the 100’s down arrow (as
shown on the pump to clear; circled in

YELLOW). This will clear all the

previous total fluid volumes.

Huw Evans B.Sc., HND(Eng)
EBME