- Indications For Use:
The Abbott Patrol Pump can be used for adult and pediatric patients provided the patients can tolerate a feeding range within the pump operational specifications. Those specifications are:
- The flow rate range is 1ml/hr to 300 ml/hr in 1ml/hr increments
- The flow rate accuracy is ±10%, or ±0.5 ml/hr, whichever is greater
- Pumps against 18psi nominal back pressure before no FLO alarm
Note: If these specifications are not appropriate for a given patient, the Patrol Pump should not be used.
- Precautions:
- All enteral pumps have the potential to bolus-feed or overdeliver, which is an important consideration in feeding volume-sensitive patients. In these patients, a volume of product no more than four times the hourly feeding rate should be hung
Note: Do not rely on free-flow alarm as a criterion for use with volumesensitive patients.
- Not for IV use
- Confirm proper placement and function of patient’s enteral feeding tube (nasogastric, nasojejunal, gastrostomy, etc). Failure to do so may result in vomiting and/or aspiration. Verify the following before initiating feeding:
1. Only Abbott Patrol Pump Set is being used
2. Pump set tubing is properly stretched counterclockwise under rotor and blue connector is secured in the pump
3. If the feeding set is damaged in any way (eg, broken, cut, torn, parts separated), replace the set immediately.
4. Flow rate is set at the prescribed ml/hr
Pump set and container should be replaced as needed, or at least every 24 hours, to avoid fluid-contamination problems. For single-patient use only.
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