Nursing · Emergency Medicine

Intravenous Drip Rate calculator

Enter the published formula inputs below to calculate and interpret this score.

Clinical inputs

Volume to infuse

Allowed range: 1–2000 mL

Infusion time

minutes

Allowed range: 1–1440 minutes

Drop factor of the administration set

gtt/mL

Allowed range: 10–60 gtt/mL

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Clinical inputs

Volume to infuse (mL)Accepted range: 1 to 2000
Infusion time (minutes)Accepted range: 1 to 1440
Drop factor of the administration set (gtt/mL)Accepted range: 10 to 60

Primary source

Administration-set identity: drops per minute = volume (mL) × the drop factor printed on the set (gtt/mL) ÷ time (minutes). The drop factor is a property of the tubing, not a clinical estimate. (2014)

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