The below "Safety Alert" comes from the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA), regarding burettes currently in use at most hospitals...
It may well afford ATL's new AutoStart Burette an easier path to market?
The Safety Alert is current and was issued just 2 months ago (18th Nov, 2011).
Makes the ALT burette even more attractive.
See link: http://www.anzca.edu.au/fellows/quality-safety/safety-alerts/safety-alerts-news-items/iv-burettes
Cheers!
From the website...
IV Burettes,/b>
— filed under: Anaesthetic Equipment
Normal Priority
Concerns have been raised regarding potential hazards associated with the use of burettes on IV lines where there is no valve on the burette to prevent air entering the line if the burette runs through to empty. This is a valid concern and clearly relates to hospital-wide management of IV infusions. Individual hospital policies have a range of approaches to improve safety in this regard. The ideal strategy is to run all limited volume IV infusions through a volumetric pump, and indeed many institutions are adopting use of such pumps for all IV infusions.
Fellows should consider requiring that IV burettes have either a valve to prevent air entrainment or be run using a volumetric pump.
ALT Price at posting:
3.1¢ Sentiment: Buy Disclosure: Held
