Can bags of Urology sterile irrigation be warmed to 38C ?
Yes. The normal advice we give is that the bags should be stored at 25C over their shelf life to be sure the product remains within its specification at the end of the expiry date printed on the bag. The bags have been stability tested at 25C & 60C for 6 months following sterilisation in an autoclave at 121C. This would suggest that maintaining the bags at 38C will not cause the bags to deform and they will remain within specification until expiry date. We recognise that the bags need to be warmed before giving to a patient as irrigation. Normally this is done in a warming cabinet in Theatre and often bags are left in the cabinet from one operating session to another. We do remind users that it is important the bags are only warmed to about 37C to be sure the fluid does not scald the patient. The bags can be kept in the warming cabinet for up to 8 weeks provided the cabinet temperature does not exceed 38C (recognising the bags will cool before use). A system should be adopted in Theatr
Yes. The normal advice we give is that the bags should be stored at 25C over their shelf life to be sure the product remains within its specification at the end of the expiry date printed on the bag. The bags have been stability tested at 25C and at a raised temperature for 6 months. This would suggest that maintaining the bags at 38C will not cause the bags to deform and they will remain within specification until expiry date. We recognise that the bags need to be warmed before giving to a patient as irrigation. Normally this is done in a warming cabinet in Theatre and often bags are left in the cabinet from one operating session to another. We do remind users that it is important the bags are only warmed to about 37C to be sure the fluid does not scald the patient. We suggest that to ensure stock rotation the bags are kept in the warming cabinet for no more than 8 weeks provided the cabinet temperature does not exceed 38C (recognising the bags will cool before use). A system should b
