README file for [ELASTOMERIC PUMP TEMPERATURE DATA].

General Information:
1. Title of dataset.
ELASTOMERIC PUMP TEMPERATURE DATA

2. Date of deposit.
24 March 2019

3. PI / Author (or equivalent)
Dr Susanna M van der Merwe

4. Project
Continuous monitoring of temperature fluctuations in elastomeric pumps: implications for antibiotic stability in OPAT

5. Funding information.
The study was funded in part by an award from the University of Portsmouth Research Development Fund to Susanna M van der Merwe.  Baxter Healthcare (Thetford, UK) and Halyard Health (Surrey, UK) kindly donated the devices used in the study.  

6. Data collection information:
i) Date/time period of collection
Data was collected from 14 September 2015 to 16 February 2016
ii) Geographic location of collection (if applicable)
South East of England, UK; London and Portsmouth.

Sharing & Access (only relevant if sharing data)
7. State licence(s) for use.
CC-BY

8. Any restrictions. 
None

9. Request for Access contact (if applicable).
N/A

10. Information on outputs/publications that cite or use the data.
Continuous monitoring of temperature fluctuation in elastomeric pumps: implications for antibiotic stability in outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT).
Submitted to PLOS ONE for publication

Data Overview:
11. List data files.
Baxter Pumps half and full filled warm weather (n=3)
Homepump pumps half and full filled warm weather (n=3)
Elastomeric pumps full fill volume 3 days (n=3)
Elastomeric pumps half fill volume 3 days (n=3)
Time it takes for pump to respond to temperature change (between 5C and 20C)

12. Explain any relationships between files.
Data files contain data of replicates of different experimental conditions e.g. fill volume and type of pump.  The study investigated the maximum internal temperature reached in the two types of devices and the effect of the fill volume and the ambient temperature on the internal temperature.

13. For each file:
i) Description of content

Baxter Pumps half and full filled warm weather (n=3)
i) Internal temperature data in Baxter pumps half filled (120ml) or completely filled (240ml) over 24 hours alongside external ambient temperature (data for 3 days)

Homepump pumps half and full filled warm weather (n=3)
i) Internal temperature data in Homepump pumps half filled (60ml) or completely filled (120ml) over 24 hours alongside external ambient temperature (data for 3 days)

Elastomeric pumps full fill volume 3 days (n=3)
i) Internal temperature data in both fully filled Baxter (240ml) and Homepump pumps (120 ml) over 24 hours alongside external ambient temperature (data for 3 days)

Elastomeric pumps half fill volume 3 days (n=3)
i) Internal temperature data in both half filled Baxter (120ml) and Homepump pumps (60 ml) over 24 hours alongside external ambient temperature (data for 3 days)

Time it takes for pump to respond to temperature change (between 5C and 20C)
i) Internal temperature data in both half and fully filled Baxter and Homepump pumps when temperature is increased from 5C to 20C and also from 20C to 5C.  The response time to the external temperature difference was measured.  

Methodological Information:
14. Link to methodology description / or brief description of method.
A data logger was used to record temperature data at 1 minute intervals over a period of 1 hour acclimatization of device followed by 24 hours.  Elastomeric devices with two different designs were fitted with internal thermocouples and then half filled or fully filled with water. An external thermocouple was used to monitor the external ambient temperature alongside the internal temperatures.  Data was recorded while a healthy volunteer went about their normal daily routine while following OPAT guidelines. 

15. Describe any quality assurance procedures.
Correct working of thermocouples and data logger was verified using a separate digital thermometer.

16. Any specific information required to interpret/use use the data e.g. specific instrumentation/software information.
None