Table 2 Average measured flow rate as a percentage of the set infusion rate (4 mL/h) during the dosing period (%).

From: Accuracy of infusion flow rates and bolus doses for portable infusion pump

Pump

Control

Epidural catheter

Motion

Warming

P value

COOPDECH Amy PCA

95.2 (1.9)

96.0 (2.7)

91.8 (3.8)

97.0 (3.2)

0.231

CADD-Solis

98.1 (1.6)

93.1 (0.5)*1

102.4 (0.7)*2

99.3 (1.7)

 < 0.001

COOPDECH Balloonjector

98.2 (2.5)

92.3 (3.0)

91.4 (1.0)

117.5 (0.7)*3

 < 0.001

Rakurakufuser

78.9 (3.6)

78.8 (2.3)

78.5 (3.3)

99.3 (3.9)*4

 < 0.001

  1. Data are presented as mean (standard deviation).
  2. The P values were derived using analysis of variance. P values for the post-hoc tests: *1vs. control, P = 0.005; *2vs. control, P = 0.015; *3vs. control, P < 0.001; *4vs. control, P < 0.001.
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