• rate (mL/hr) = desired rate (in μg/kg/min) x 60 x wt (kg)
drug concentration (μg/mL)
eg Dopamine @ 5 μg/kg/min in a 40 kg patient using Dopamine 400 μg/mL
rate (mL/hr) = 5 x 60 x 40 / 400 = 30 mL/hr
-->To convert mL/hr to μg/kg/min:
• rate (μg/kg/min) = infusion rate (mL/hr) x drug concentration (μg/mL)
60 x wt (kg)
eg Dopamine @ 30 mL/hr in a 40 kg patient using Dopamine 400 μg/mL
• rate (μg/kg/min) = 30 x 400 / 60 x 40 = 5 μg/kg/min
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