Pressure Infusion Bag
Pressure Bag · Pressure Infuser · Pressure Infusor · Pressure Cuff for IV Bag
A fabric sleeve with an air bladder inside that holds a bag of fluid. A tube runs from the bladder to a hand bulb, with a pressure gauge and a stopcock on the line. It hangs from an IV pole by a hook.
On the table
What it does, the lengths it comes in and what experienced techs know about it.
What it’s for
Squeezes a bag of fluid so it flows faster. In the OR it goes on the saline bag that feeds the laparoscopiclap-uh-roh-SKOP-ikDone through a few small cuts in the abdomen with a thin camera and long instruments, instead of one large opening.lapar/o abdomen-scopic viewingFull entry or endoscopicen-doh-SKOP-ikDone with an endoscope, a thin tube with a light and camera passed into the body.endo- within-scopic viewingFull entry irrigationeer-ih-GAY-shunWashing out a wound, body cavity, tube or eye with a steady flow of liquid.Full entry line so irrigation flows with more force. It is also used to push IV fluid in faster than a gravity dripDRIPA continuous IV infusion of fluid or a drug, given slowly over time by gravity or a pump.Full entry .
Lengths and variants
The 1000 mL size is common; single-patient multiple-use types are sold.
What experienced techs know
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- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. p. 238
- Goldman MA. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. Chapter 16, p. 176, p. 222, p. 228
- WHO. Surgical Care at the District Hospital. 2003, p. 281 (pdf)
- ARC/STSA Core Curriculum for Surgical Technology. 7th ed. (laparoscopic equipment list, pressure bag)
- emerdepot.com
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