Table 1 Effect of infusion rate on venous stasis volume for each of the three time thresholds studied.

From: The mechanistic causes of peripheral intravenous catheter failure based on a parametric computational study

Infusion rate [mL/min]

Stasis volume [%]

 

>1 s

>2 s

>5 s

Patent vein

19.8

11.1

4.8

2.1

17.1 ± 0.4

9.7 ± 0.2

3.8 ± 0.2

50

7.1 ± 0.3

3.4 ± 0.1

0.9 ± 0.2

300

4.6 ± 0.2

2.6 ± 0.2

0.8 ± 0.1

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