Three-Bag, 12-Step Desensitization Arithmetic
Three-bag, 12-step drug desensitization arithmetic, following the published table.
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Example
- Total target dose
- 600 mg
- Volume of each bag
- 250 mL
- Final rate, step 12
- 80 mL/h
Result: Three 250 mL bags at 0.024, 0.24 and 2.381 mg/mL; 12 steps over 339.38 minutes (5.66 hours) deliver 600 mg.
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What you enter
- Total target dose
- Volume of each bag (250 in the published table)
- Final rate, step 12 (80 in the published table)
How this is calculated
Citation
Tsao LR, Young FD, Otani IM, Castells MC. Hypersensitivity Reactions to Platinum Agents and Taxanes. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2022;62:432-448, Table 5 (CC BY 4.0), after Castells MC, et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2008;122:574-580. Read the sources: Tsao 2022 ↗, Castells 2008 ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.