ABSTRACT
With infusions, there are two types of infusion rate calculations to be considered, those involving drops/min and those involving mL/hour. The first (drops/min) is mainly encountered when infusions are given under gravity as with fluid replacement. The second (mL/hour) is encountered when infusions have to be given accurately or in small volumes using infusion or syringe pumps – particularly if drugs have to be given as infusions.
