Flow rates of double-lumen over-the-wire catheters for high-volume fluid resuscitation in large animal species.
Juliana H GiffoniRaffaella Bertoni Cavalcanti TeixeiraRaphael R WenceslauMelina A F AbrantesJéssica G OliveiraJorge T B LimaRenata P A MaranhãoMaristela S PalharesPublished in: Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001) (2022)
Highest in vitro flow rates were achieved when larger diameter, shorter and elliptical tip catheters were used during 0.9% NaCl infusion. Catheter diameter, tip design but not length influenced the flow rate during synthetic colloid infusion. The use of pressure bags significantly increased the flow rate of all catheters, for both solutions.