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Description

Baxter Healthcare Corporation’s sodium chloride solution is useful for cleansing body cavities and washing wounds. You can also use it to wash surgical dressings, lab specimens, and equipment or dilute drugs used to irrigate wounds.

Utility: Sodium chloride solution is sterile and has a mechanical cleansing action for irrigation of wounds or tissues, body cavities, indwelling urethral catheters, and surgical drainage tubes. This solution is useful for soaking or rinsing surgical dressings, laboratory specimens, and instruments. The solution is also useful for acting as a diluent for drugs used for pharmaceutical preparations or other irrigation purposes. The solution cannot be utilized for irrigation during electrosurgical procedures. The intention for this solution’s use is for short procedure irrigation or single-dose use only.

Quantity: This solution is retailed in a 1000 ml plastic pour bottle. 100 ml of this solution contains sodium chloride USP 0.9g and water for injection USP qs. The clear, colorless solution’s pH level is approximately 5 but can range from 4.5 to 7.

Use instructions: The sodium chloride solution is solely for irrigation purposes and not for injection purposes. A professional healthcare worker’s guidance is essential for making the best use of sodium chloride irrigation 0.9% solution. You should store the solution in a safe place children cannot reach, preferably at a temperature below 25 ?. Aseptic technique is crucial with the usage of sterile solutions for irrigation of wounds, body cavities, and urethral catheters.

The solution should only be used if it is clear, the container is undamaged, and the seal is in its place. Usage of hypotonic solution should be done with caution to prevent the production of circulatory overload and intravascular hemolysis.

Once you have opened the solution, try using the contents immediately to minimize the possibility of pyrogen formation and bacterial growth. You should seek guidance from your healthcare provider, especially before using the solution for elderly patients, children, and pregnant women.