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Objective: To investigate infusion pumps start-up delay according to different brands of infusion pumps, flow rates and intravenous sets priming techniques. Method: The experimental study simulated clinical practice under controlled conditions, using a 50 mL syringe with NaCl 0.9% solution, two syringe infusion pumps (A and B), six rates (0.3, 0.5, 1.0, 5, 10 and 20 mL/h), two purging techniques (manually or infusion pump’s electronic bolus). Data were analyzed according to mean, standard deviation, Student’s t and ANOVA tests (p

Objectives: To identify what are the difficulties of the nursing staff in the management of technologies during intravenous therapy (IVT) and discuss the difficulties identified under the perspective of patient's safety. Method: Descriptive study of qualitative approach with data collected by semi-structured interview and analyzed by the Alceste software. Results: The greatest difficulty of cognitive and technical emphasis was the lack of training; and regarding administrative emphasis, the greatest difficulty was the lack of material and human resources. Infusion pumps and their proper use were highlighted as the technological resource that most contributed to patient safety. Final considerations: The lack of training is presented as the greatest difficulty of nursing professionals and permeates safety issues of both patient and professional when using the hard technologies in IVT. Training is essential to the development of techniques, considered nursing tools. RESUMEN Objetivos: Identificar las dificultades del personal de enfermería en utilizar tecnologías durante la terapia intravenosa (TIV) y discutir las dificultades encontradas bajo el punto de vista de la seguridad del paciente. Método: estudio cualitativo, de tipo descriptivo, en el cual se empleó entrevista semiestructurada para la recolección de los datos y los analizó por el programa Alceste. Resultados: La dificultad de énfasis cognitiva y técnica más frecuente fue la ausencia de capacitación para utilizar la tecnología; y la de énfasis administrativa fue la ausencia de recursos materiales y humanos. El recurso tecnológico que más contribuye para garantizar la seguridad del paciente fue las bombas de infusión y su correcto empleo. Consideraciones finales: El personal de enfermería relató que la ausencia de capacitación es la dificultad que más enfrentan, y que les va a influir en la seguridad del paciente y del profesional al emplear las tecnologías en la TIV. Las capacitaciones son esenciales para el desarrollo de las técnicas, consideradas las herramientas de hacer enfermería. RESUMO Objetivos: Identificar quais são as dificuldades da equipe de Enfermagem no manejo das tecnologias durante a terapia intravenosa (TIV) e discutir as dificuldades identificadas sob a perspectiva da segurança do paciente. Método: abordagem qualitativa, do tipo descritivo com dados coletados por entrevista semiestruturada e analisados pelo programa Alceste. Resultados: A maior dificuldade de ênfase cognitiva e técnica foi a falta de treinamento; e de ênfase administrativa, foi a falta de recursos materiais e humanos. As bombas de infusão e sua utilização adequada foram destacadas como o recurso tecnológico que mais contribuiu para a segurança do paciente. Considerações finais: A falta de treinamento é apresentada como a maior dificuldade dos profissionais de Enfermagem e permeia as questões de segurança do paciente e do profissional ao utilizar as tecnologias duras na TIV. O treinamento é imprescindível para o desenvolvimento das técnicas, consideradas como ferramentas do fazer da Enfermagem.

Objective: To evaluate the hemolysis biomarkers of packed red blood cells transfused by two different linear peristaltic infusion pumps at two infusion rates. Method: An experimental and randomized study was designed simulating the clinical practice of transfusion. Two linear peristaltic infusion pumps from different manufactures were studied in triplicate at 100 mL/h and 300mL/h infusion rates. The chosen hemolysis biomarkers were total hemoglobin, free hemoglobin, hematocrit, potassium and degree of hemolysis. They were analyzed before and after each infusion. Results: Potassium showed statistically significant variations in all scenarios of the experiment (P