Increased viscosity from catheterization

Well all i know is when they had to open up some of my stitches after the second operation i had to use the same 0.9 solution on my wound when i cleaned it out and repacked it and i threw it out if there was any left after 24 hrs as i was told to do.
I wrote Baxter...lets see if they reply.
Pat

Well here's one that says get rid of the solution after one use
www.mydr.com.au/medicines/cmis/sodium-chloride-irrigation-solution-bp
I found that you can actually buy them in l00ml bottles also.
Pat

Pat,

All I can tell you is that I have sitting in front of me a 1000ml bottle of baxter Sterile Water for Irrigation, USP It does say non isotonic and is hemolytic and is prescription only. It also says it is for irrigation only. Can't tell you what I had in the hospital. Oh, it also says it is not for injection.

I make it a habit not to pay attention to anything I can't independantly confirm with a valid source in writing.

I have also found that with my eyes, its all fine print.

Lee

Thanks for all the great input.

I came up with a new idea. I stand and go as much as I can and then I cath. Since the heavier stuff settles to the bottom, I seem to be able to get most of it out. Since the main problem before was just taking forever to go and not draining completely, this seems to work pretty well.

Don't know why I didn't think of it sooner!

Mike

Lee...this is a 0.9 Sodium Chloride Irrigation, USP and it will say on the bottle that it is a isotonic solution for irrigation only. There are other solutions and you will find on the bottle that they are not for internal irrigation if you read the fine print. You can only get this with a prescription.
As for the 24-48 hr limit i was told that by the stoma nurses at Cleveland.
I figure they know what they're talking about.
Pat