fluid boluses - pump integration

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fluid boluses - pump integration

Hello colleagues! For sites that are live on pump integration.... could you please share the following information

1) How are fluid boluses handled at your organization? are they always administered "off pump"? Do you have any special build or procedures related to fluid boluses?
2) Are sepsis boluses done in a special/different way from other fluid boluses?

We would like to allow fluid boluses with appropriate rates be administered via pump. We do have specific records for fluid boluses that are different from "maintenance fluid" records with a rate. Our current sepsis bolus build does not seem ideal for integration workflow as it sends a single total volume that exceeds 1000mLs to the pump and then there is the no default rate issue.

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Thanks for sharing any information!

-Jen

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