15 gtts (drops) = 1ml 1.5ml --> 15 gtts + (15/2=7.5) = 22.5 drops
120 drops. 20 drops / mL.
To calculate the number of drops (gtts) needed to run 500 ml in 60 minutes, you first determine the flow rate in ml per minute, which is 500 ml / 60 minutes = 8.33 ml/min. If you know the drip factor of the IV set you are using (for example, 20 gtts/ml), you can calculate the number of drops per minute: 8.33 ml/min × 20 gtts/ml = 166.67 gtts/min. Therefore, to run 500 ml in 60 minutes, you would need approximately 167 gtts/min.
volume (ml) x drop factor (gtts/ml)Time (total minutes) gtts/ minute (flow rate)1500 ml iv saline over 12 hours, gtt factor15 gtts/ml , how many gtts/ minute need Tobe delivered?1500 ml x 15 (gtts/ ml) 12x60 720=31.25 or 31 gtts/ minute
A device to control the rate of infusion of fluid, 10, 15 and 60 gtts/ml are the common ones. If you have a 10 drip set (10 gtts/ml) it will take 10 drops to make 1 ml
There are 5 gm in 5 ml.
1000x20/720 = 28 gtts/min
You first need to find out what drop factor you are working with (how large the drops are). They normally range from about 10-20 gtt per mL (macrodrop) or 60 gtt per mL (microdrop). Your question cannot be answered until you know how many drops it would take to add up to your full 17 mL IV administration.
For an IV rate of 100 ml per hour, you would set the IV pump to deliver 1.67 ml per minute (100 ml divided by 60 minutes). If you are using a standard IV administration set with a drip factor of 10 drops per ml, this would equal 16.7 drops per minute (1.67 ml multiplied by 10 drops). You would typically round this to the nearest whole number, so in this case, it would be 17 drops per minute.
Eight mL is 160 drops.
There are approximately 240 drops in 10 ml. Therefore 2.5 ml contains about 60 drops.
~60 drops solution: 20 drops/mL * 3 mL = 60 drops