Bag number (total volume) | Percent of total dose | Step | Infusion rate for long infusion (mL/hour) | Infusion rate for short infusion (mL/hour) | Time per step (min) |
Bag 1
(250 mL) | 1% | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | ||
3 | 10 | 20 | 15 | ||
4 | 20 | 40 | 15 | ||
Discard remainder of bag. If no reaction, proceed to bag 2. | |||||
Bag 2
(63 mL) | 2.5% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
6 | 10 | 20 | 15 | ||
7 | 20 | 40 | 15 | ||
8 | 40 | 80 | 15 | ||
Discard remainder of bag. If no reaction, proceed to bag 3. | |||||
Bag 3
(250 mL) | 96.5% | 9 | 10 | 20 | 15 |
10 | 20 | 40 | 15 | ||
11 | 40 | 80 | 15 | ||
12 | 75 | 150 | 186 (long) 86 (short) |
If no reaction in step 12, infuse remainder of bag at 75 mL/hour (long infusion) or 150 mL/hour (short infusion).
Total infusion time: 351 min (long infusion) or 251 min (short infusion).