This version was machine-translated from German and has not been medically reviewed. The authoritative version is the German version.

Syringe pump calculator

Infusion rate in ml/h from dose, weight and syringe concentration – or dose from infusion rate; unitless or with a stored preparation

Calculation direction

Dose → infusion rate (ml/h) Infusion rate (ml/h) → dose

Preparation and child

Preparation (optional, pre-fills dilution and unit)

Body weight (kg)

Syringe

Amount of active ingredient in the syringe

Total volume of the syringe (ml)

Dose and infusion rate

Dose

Infusion rate (ml/h)

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Sources

Le Système international d’unités / The International System of Units (SI), edition 9 – table of SI prefixes (chapter 3) Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM), 2019. Standard text (freely accessible)
Pocket Book of Hospital Care for Children: Guidelines for the Management of Common Childhood Illnesses, 2nd edition – Annex 2 Drug doses/regimens; Chapter 9.1.2 Intraoperative care World Health Organization (WHO), 2013. Guideline handbook (freely accessible, ISBN 978 92 4 154837 3)
Prescribing information Suprarenin 1 mg/ml ampoules (Reg. No. 3,416), as of 09/2021 – Section 4.2 Dosage (infants and children), method of administration Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG), Register of Medicinal Products, 2021. Prescribing information (freely accessible, full text read)
Prescribing information Dormicum 5 mg/1 ml solution for injection (reg. no. 1-18520), as of 08/2023 – section 4.2 sedation in the intensive care unit, children and adolescents; 6.6 compatibility Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG), Register of Medicinal Products, 2023. Prescribing information (freely accessible, full text read; confirmed verbatim by Midazolam Kalceks reg. no. 140080)
Prescribing information Milrinone Hikma 1 mg/ml solution for injection (Reg. No. 1-29405), as of 05/2024 – Section 4.1/4.2 Children and adolescents, 6.6 Preparation of the infusion solutions Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG), Register of Medicinal Products, 2024. Prescribing information (freely accessible, full text read)

Scientific basis last reviewed: September 2026.

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