Buretrol

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Meg Jennings
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Buretrol

In Current State we have removed the use of a Buretrol system from the majority of our locations (except for anesthesia/OR workflows). Our Emergency Department is still using a buretrol system to administer intermittent medications that require a patient specific dose from a ready to administer bag. Have you successfully removed the use of a buretrol system? If you still use a Buretrol system -- what are the use case/purposes (dilution?, partial doses from a RTA?). We are aligned with the INS guidelines on secondaries for the majority of intermittent IV meds, and primary setups for high alert intermittent IV meds (like electrolytes). Do you have any good references/articles to share on this topic?