Cleaning anaesthetic circuit and et tubes

RE: Cleaning anaesthetic circuit and et tubes

Sal the 1st — Sun, 13 Feb 2022 15:54:01 GMT

chalky residue may not be totally connected to the milton if you are in a hard water area. More likely to be as a result of insufficient rinsing. see if you get the same result with distilled water? are you using milton liquid or sterilising tablets?

RE: Cleaning anaesthetic circuit and et tubes

apache — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 23:49:19 GMT

Milton very easy - 30ml (1 capful) to 5L water. 15 min soak. Shake off excess, but no need to rinse. Even says you can keep items in the solution, but must be changed every 24 hours.

I always run ET tubes under the tap before use to ease insertion.

RE: Cleaning anaesthetic circuit and et tubes

Ben Ogden — Wed, 09 Feb 2022 08:50:42 GMT

Miltons has a pretty clear instructions on what to do. If I remember correctly it's 1/160, soak for 15 minutes and rinse. I think it's only good for 24hr though, couldn't comment on how cost effective this is against something like Reprodis?

I agree though, residue bad, througher rinsing a must.