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Intravenous (IV) catheter flow rates

Intravenous (IV) catheter flow rates
Catheter size
(diameter, length)
Flow rate
with gravity
Flow rate
with pressure
22 gauge, 25 mm 35.7 mL/min 71.4 mL/min
20 gauge, 33 mm 64.4 mL/min 105 mL/min
18 gauge, 45 mm 98.1 mL/min 153 mL/min
16 gauge, 50 mm 155 mL/min 334 mL/min
14 gauge, 50 mm 236 mL/min 384 mL/min
Data from: Reddick AD, Ronald J, Morrison WG. Intravenous fluid resuscitation: Was Poiseuille right? Emerg Med J 2011; 28:201.
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