The Use of the Fluid IV Alert (FIVA) Monitor to Decrease the Incidence of Undetected Empty Intravenous Bag in Dimmed Operating Rooms

Fluid Intravenous Alert (FIVA) 'on' - The FIVA™ (EngenuityMED, Halifax, Canada) is a small, handheld, battery operated, device class I medical device in Canada (Figure 1). It is designed to alarm and alert the physician to change the IV bag when the fluid level in the chamber of the IV set is low. It also functions to stop the fluid flow through the gravity-fed tubing system when the alarm is triggered, preventing air from entering the IV tubing. We hypothesize that the FIVA would decrease the incidence of unnoticed dry IV bags during surgery, particularly when the operating room lights are dimmed and would therefore decrease the risks associated with undetected dry IV bags.

The FIVA will be turned off. - The FIVA™ (EngenuityMED, Halifax, Canada) is a small, handheld, battery operated, device class I medical device in Canada. It is designed to alarm and alert the physician to change the IV bag when the fluid level in the chamber of the IV set is low. It also functions to stop the fluid flow through the gravity-fed tubing system when the alarm is triggered, preventing air from entering the IV tubing. We hypothesize that the FIVA would decrease the incidence of unnoticed dry IV bags during surgery, particularly when the operating room lights are dimmed and would therefore decrease the risks associated with undetected dry IV bags.