ET tube Sterilisation

Re: ET tube Sterilisation

FINNIGAN — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:26:41 GMT

we use meddis for dog tubes, but cat tubes are cleaned then autoclaved, dont know y we dont autoclave dog ones!!

Re: ET tube Sterilisation

Phrin Vernon RVN — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:13:50 GMT

[quote user="Juliet Drummond DAVN (med) RVN"]

if you are using meddis, it is extremely important to allow the tubes (especially the red magill type) to soak in clean cold water for 1 hour at least after sterilisation.

over the years i have seen problems from the misuse of meddis, ranging from a horse dying, to cats with rattly chests, both attributed to incorrect rinsing of et tubes after meddis.

i currently use Milton. the red Magill tubes can be autoclaved, at 121 degrees (just have the take off the connectors)

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Ooooh - that's interesting to know! We currently use Medizyme, soaked then scrubbed with the little brush bottle things and a nail brush, followed by Meddis soak for at least 30 mins and a good rinse.

Re: ET tube Sterilisation

Stella Skelton RVN — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:55:43 GMT

we soak and clean with medizyme then soak in milton then rinse off later and hang to dry...

Re: ET tube Sterilisation

Sally Howe — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:48:13 GMT

Cleaned with hibi and put into novaspa

Forgot to put- rinsed before using

Re: ET tube Sterilisation

Kerry Spain — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:00:17 GMT

Scrub in hibi and water to remove goo, then soak in Milton and rinse and dry. We just use a deep litter tray.

Re: ET tube Sterilisation

Juliet Drummond DAVN (med) RVN D32/33 — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 23:10:15 GMT

if you are using meddis, it is extremely important to allow the tubes (especially the red magill type) to soak in clean cold water for 1 hour at least after sterilisation.

over the years i have seen problems from the misuse of meddis, ranging from a horse dying, to cats with rattly chests, both attributed to incorrect rinsing of et tubes after meddis.

i currently use Milton. the red Magill tubes can be autoclaved, at 121 degrees (just have the take off the connectors)

Re: ET tube Sterilisation

Vicky RVN — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:56:54 GMT

[quote user="Nick BATFINK Shackleton Dip AVN(surg)VN MBVNA"]

Cleaned in hibbi, rinsed, then sterilised in either Milton or MedDis for 30mins then rinsed in water

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Snap. We have a big tub of Milton made up for soaking et tubes, bits of anaesthetic circuits, intubeaze heads, kidney dishes, all sorts of bits and pieces get put in!

Re: ET tube Sterilisation

Jenny Cook RVN — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:40:42 GMT

After surgery, any ET tube used is cleaned and scrubbed with dilute hibi-scrub and rinsed. They regularly get dunked into bucket of cold water and appropriate amount of milton solution for 30 mins and then rinsed thoroughly and dried and hung up on the rack to drain further if necc.

Re: ET tube Sterilisation

Nick Shackleton — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:37:06 GMT

Cleaned in hibbi, rinsed, then sterilised in either Milton or MedDis for 30mins then rinsed in water