The Next Generation of Low Dead Space Disposable Syringes
Nurses reported concerns associated with using the cartridges as vials. These nurses expressed concern about potential SAFETY ISSUES with this practice, including:
Risk of contamination after entry into a medication cartridge not intended for puncture as a vial
Risk of contamination when using single-use cartridges as multidose vials
Risk of contamination when preparing sterile medications under conditions that might not meet standards in the US Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) Chapter <797>
Risk of unlabeled syringes once medications have been withdrawn from the labeled, prefilled cartridges into a new unlabeled syringe
Risk of mislabeled syringes if a drug was withdrawn from a Carpuject cartridge into a prefilled, labeled syringe of diluent (e.g., drug added to a normal saline flush cartridge)
Risk of dosing or measurement errors when transferring medication from one syringe to another
Risk of staff needlestick injuries
Risk of conditions that may facilitate drug diversion of products documented as "wasted."
Nurses also shed light on some of the factors that encourage the practice of withdrawing medications from the cartridges:
~The survey was completed by 540 nurses, predominantly staff-level registered nurses (78%) and, to a much lesser extent, nurse managers (8%) and nurse educators (8%). Most participating nurses (87%) worked in organizations that have been using Carpuject prefilled syringe cartridges for more than 2 years
Article Source: www .medscape.com
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