Hospira GemStar System Operating Manual
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Chapter 1. Introduction
Therapies
Seven types of therapy are available for infusion of medications and fluids. The
following table lists possible applications and available features of each therapy.
Therapy
Possible Applications
TPN
Total Parenteral Nutrition
fluid delivery
•
•
Pain
Management
Infusion of analgesics or
anesthetics for patient-
controlled pain
management (PCA),
epidural infusion and
parenteral administration
of general I.V. fluids
•
•
Intermittent
Interval-based therapies
such as antibiotics
•
Continuous
Infusion of mg, mcg, or
mL/hr with a selectable
KVO (Keep Vein Open)
option
•
•
•
Weight Dosed Critical care, pediatrics
•
•
•
mL/hr Only
Simple rate programming
•
•
•
•
Variable Time
Chronotherapy
•
•
•
= Available
d
Note: pain management is the only therapy available for List 13088.
A
U
T
O
K
V
O
T
I
T
R
A
T
E
R
A
T
E
P
I
G
G
Y
-
B
A
C
K
I
N
G
B
O
L
U
S
L
O
A
D
I
N
G
D
O
S
E
T
A
P
E
R
U
P
/
D
O
W
N
T
I
T
R
A
T
E
V
T
B
I
O
P
T
I
O
N
A
L
K
V
O
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