Effect of Fluid Flow Rate on Efficacy of Fluid Warmer: An In Vitro Experimental Study

Table 1

Fluid temperature before and after warming.

Infusion rate (mL/h)	Fluid temperature before warming (°C)	Fluid temperature after warming (°C)	Difference in fluid temperature (°C)	value
100	25.0 ± 0.1	35.9 ± 0.1	10.9 ± 0.1	<0.001
300	24.8 ± 0.1	36.3 ± 0.2	11.5 ± 0.1	<0.001
600	25.0 ± 0.2	35.2 ± 0.1	10.2 ± 0.1	<0.001
900	24.1 ± 0.7	34.2 ± 0.0	10.1 ± 0.7	<0.001
1,200	24.5 ± 0.2	33.0 ± 0.2	8.4 ± 0.2	<0.001

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Statistically significant at .