2000
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2000.01319.x
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An assessment of the thermal safety of microwave warming of crystalloid fluids

Abstract: We performed an in vitro study to determine the thermal safety of a domestic microwave to warm intravenous crystalloid solutions. Five-hundred-millilitre bags of crystalloid, randomly allocated to groups which differed in power setting, timer setting and whether or not agitation was performed after warming, were heated in a microwave oven to a calculated temperature of 39 degrees C. Timer accuracy was checked by stopwatch. Bag temperature was measured using an infrared tympanic temperature probe and fluid temp… Show more

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“…These include storing the fluid in a fluid-warming cabinet, [1] prewarming the fluids in a warm-water bath [19] or heating the fluid in a microwave. [20] These methods have been shown to be superior at maintaining core temperature (compared with administering room-temperature fluid) and are also comparable with the performance of commercially available in-line fluid-warming devices such as the Hotline apparatus (ICU Medical Inc., USA). [1] Resource-limited settings challenge the delivery of acceptable levels of care and low-and middle-income countries are most affected.…”
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“…These include storing the fluid in a fluid-warming cabinet, [1] prewarming the fluids in a warm-water bath [19] or heating the fluid in a microwave. [20] These methods have been shown to be superior at maintaining core temperature (compared with administering room-temperature fluid) and are also comparable with the performance of commercially available in-line fluid-warming devices such as the Hotline apparatus (ICU Medical Inc., USA). [1] Resource-limited settings challenge the delivery of acceptable levels of care and low-and middle-income countries are most affected.…”
Section: Articlementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Recommendations have been published on the optimal use of these creative solutions. Lindhoff and Palmer [20] described the optimal use of a microwave for prewarming IV fluids. [20] Shah et al [21] described a novel fluidwarming device using a non-sterile latex glove filled with warmed water to heat a coil of IV fluid being administered to the patient.…”
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