Setting up IV giving sets ahead of time

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone,

I am having trouble convincing the anaesthetists and the theatre nurses that
it is not advisable for them to set up all the lines for all the patients on
the theatre list first thing in the morning, let alone not putting the
prepared bags and administration sets into a fluid warming cabinet.

They want me to provide evidence to support my recommendation that IV lines
be set up immediately prior to each patient. The Australian Guidelines for
Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare does not specify any
requirements for this.

Can anyone offer any advice, guidelines or evidence on this matter?

Thanks in anticipation.

Regards

Terry McAuley

Sterilisation & Infection Control Consultant

STEAM Consulting

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[Claire Rickard]

Hi Terry

Here’s a good one for you.
In a study of solutions used in an emergency department,

15.4% of 669 bags were colonised after connection to the administration set
but prior

to patient connection (Carrasco

*et al. *2004).

Carrasco JAP, Prieto IC, Escorza JG, Sanchez JLA, Sanchez MMC, Bouza MR.
(2004)

Physico-chemical stability and sterility of previously prepared saline
infusion

solutions for use in out-of-hospital emergencies.

*Resuscitation **62*, 199-207.

Best regards, Claire

*Professor Claire Rickard RN PhD*
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IVAD_Research |
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Health Institute | Griffith University
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On 13 May 2013 14:55, Terry McAuley wrote:

> Hi everyone, ****
>
> ** **
>
> I am having trouble convincing the anaesthetists and the theatre nurses
> that it is not advisable for them to set up all the lines for all the
> patients on the theatre list first thing in the morning, let alone not
> putting the prepared bags and administration sets into a fluid warming
> cabinet.****
>
> ** **
>
> They want me to provide evidence to support my recommendation that IV
> lines be set up immediately prior to each patient. The Australian
> Guidelines for Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare does not
> specify any requirements for this.****
>
> ** **
>
> Can anyone offer any advice, guidelines or evidence on this matter? ****
>
> ** **
>
> Thanks in anticipation.****
>
> ** **
>
> Regards****
>
> *Terry McAuley*****
>
> *Sterilisation & Infection Control Consultant*****
>
> *STEAM Consulting*****
>
> *Mob: +61 (0)438 109 692*****
>
> *E: terry@steamconsulting.com.au*****
>
> *W: http://www.steamconsulting.com.au*****
>
> *A: PO BOX 779*****
>
> * Endeavour Hills *****
>
> * VIC Australia 3802*****
>
> ****
>
> *
> *****
>
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