Feasibility of using Travenol sets in an IVAC 230 controller.

The feasibility of using Travenol regular and minidrip sets to deliver intravenous solution with IVAC 230 controllers was investigated. Intravariability within Travenol regular sets proved to be negligible. Likewise, intervariability among IVAC controllers is negligible. The least squares fit obtained from drops per minute (dpm) versus flow rate (ml/hr) for Travenol regular sets using dextrose 5% in water was y = 4.50x + 0.8 (r greater than 0.99). Similarly, the least squares fit for sodium chloride 0.9% was y = 4.50x - 0.6 (r greater than 0.99). Therefore, the calculated dpm for the required flow rate for both solutions is similar using Travenol regular sets. Also, no significant difference is found between the drip rate of dextrose 5% in water and sodium chloride 0.9% with Travenol minidrip at 5, 30, and 60 dpms. This study shows that interchangeability of IVAC administration sets with Travenol regular and minidrip sets is possible for dextrose 5% in water and sodium chloride 0.9% solutions.