PVP

English translation: para vena permeable > TKO / TKVO: to keep vein open

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Spanish term or phrase:PVP
English translation:para vena permeable > TKO / TKVO: to keep vein open
Entered by: Charles Davis

21:45 May 14, 2018
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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Spanish term or phrase: PVP
Hi, this is part of some preoperative indications. It says:

SOLUCIÓN FISIOLÓGICA 500 ML IV PVP

I'm not sure about the PVP part and I was wondering if someone can help me with this.
Juan Fonseca
Colombia
Local time: 10:57
para vena permeable > TKVO : to keep vein open
Explanation:
"ID= Intradérmica.
IV= Intravenosa
SL= Sublingual
PVP= Para vena permeable"
https://www.slideshare.net/paolita180491/abreviaturas-de-enf...

"¿Alguien sabe que es la solucion de hartman p.v.p.?"
"Hola Harttman es un tipo de solucion o suero y las siglas pvp solo significan "para vena permeable" o sea que solo para que tengas una via para pasar medicamentos"
https://mx.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=200712230203...

"Para vena permeable" means "para mantener vena permeable".

"Cuando indicamos una solución para vena permeable, se hace con el objetivo de mantener un acceso inmediato en caso de situaciones de urgencia o de requerir la administración de medicamentos."
https://sapiensmedicus.org/soluciones-parenterales-cual-como...

"If an order for IV fluids is “to keep vein open” (TKVO), the minimum flow rate is 20 to 50 ml per hour, or according to physician’s orders (Fraser Heath Authority, 2014)."
https://opentextbc.ca/clinicalskills/chapter/8-2-types-of-iv...

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Also called TKO (to keep open) or KVO (keep vein open):

"TKO: to keep open
Can someone explain what this means and what the purpose of having an IV fluid run TKO is?
Some institutions call it "KVO," or "keep vein open," and it's a rate of 20 mL or 30 mL an hour - 0.9 Normal Saline Solution is used."
http://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/tko-to-keep-...
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para vena permeable > TKVO : to keep vein open


Explanation:
"ID= Intradérmica.
IV= Intravenosa
SL= Sublingual
PVP= Para vena permeable"
https://www.slideshare.net/paolita180491/abreviaturas-de-enf...

"¿Alguien sabe que es la solucion de hartman p.v.p.?"
"Hola Harttman es un tipo de solucion o suero y las siglas pvp solo significan "para vena permeable" o sea que solo para que tengas una via para pasar medicamentos"
https://mx.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=200712230203...

"Para vena permeable" means "para mantener vena permeable".

"Cuando indicamos una solución para vena permeable, se hace con el objetivo de mantener un acceso inmediato en caso de situaciones de urgencia o de requerir la administración de medicamentos."
https://sapiensmedicus.org/soluciones-parenterales-cual-como...

"If an order for IV fluids is “to keep vein open” (TKVO), the minimum flow rate is 20 to 50 ml per hour, or according to physician’s orders (Fraser Heath Authority, 2014)."
https://opentextbc.ca/clinicalskills/chapter/8-2-types-of-iv...

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Note added at 22 mins (2018-05-14 22:07:57 GMT)
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Also called TKO (to keep open) or KVO (keep vein open):

"TKO: to keep open
Can someone explain what this means and what the purpose of having an IV fluid run TKO is?
Some institutions call it "KVO," or "keep vein open," and it's a rate of 20 mL or 30 mL an hour - 0.9 Normal Saline Solution is used."
http://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/tko-to-keep-...

Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 16:57
Native speaker of: English
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helena Chavarria: Now it was me who was preparing an answer! https://es.scribd.com/doc/50244106/ABREVIATURAS
5 mins
  -> Thanks, Helena :-) Luck of the draw: it's a question of when you happen to tune in!

agree  George Simon: Well done Charles.
8 mins
  -> Thanks, George!

agree  lorenab23: Great references, un abrazo!
1 hr
  -> Many thanks, Lorena :-) ¡Abrazos!

agree  Joseph Tein: Hi Charles. For what it's worth, I've seen TKO during my days working at the UCLA medical center (in Los Angeles); TKVO comes up much less often in a search.
5 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot, Joe. Noted. It's what I happened to see first! I'll keep it in mind for the glossary entry (assuming that...).
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