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Yes, I am No, I am notAdminister one quarter of the calculated dose every fifteen seconds, until the patient can be intubated. Premedication may result in significant dose requirement reduction.
Un-Premedicated | Premedicated |
5 mg/kg | 5 mg/kg |
0.5 mL/kg | 0.5 mL/kg |
Un-Premedicated | Premedicated |
3 mg/kg | 2 mg/kg |
0.3 mL/kg | 0.2 mL/kg |
Take a minute
At induction, IV injection speed should result in the total dose, if required, being administered over a period of 60 seconds.
Un-Premedicated | Premedicated |
Dose for constant rate infusion | |
10 – 11 mg/kg/hour | 7 – 8 mg/kg/hour |
0.16 – 0.18 mg/kg/min | 0.11 – 0.13 mg/kg/min |
0.016 – 0.018 mL/kg/min | 0.011 – 0.013 mL/kg/min |
Bolus dose for each 10 minutes maintenance | |
1.6 – 1.8 mg/kg | 1.1 – 1.3 mg/kg |
0.16 – 0.18 mL/kg | 0.11 – 0.13 mL/kg |
Un-Premedicated | Premedicated |
Dose for constant rate infusion | |
8 – 9 mg/kg/hour | 6 – 7 mg/kg/hour |
0.13 – 0.15 mg/kg/min | 0.10 – 0.12 mg/kg/min |
0.013 – 0.015 mL/kg/min | 0.010 – 0.012 mL/kg/min |
Bolus dose for each 10 minutes maintenance | |
1.3 – 1.5 mg/kg | 1.0 – 1.2 mg/kg |
0.13 – 0.15 mL/kg | 0.10 – 0.12 mL/kg |