Infusion Pump Guardrails for maintenance IV fluids

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Randi Trope
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Infusion Pump Guardrails for maintenance IV fluids

How do you build your guardrails surrounding maintenance IV fluids? Do you have separate line items built for what the components of the fluids are (i.e. potassium or others) or do you have a general guardrail for maintenance IVF?

Thanks,

Randi