PVC exposure may endanger neonates /
PVC exposure may endanger neonates /
- February 2015.
- Nursing 2015 45 : 2, page 32 .
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) is used to add flexibility to many medical devices made with polyvinyl chloride (PVC), including I.V. bags, tubing, and catheters. Because DEHP doesn't bind chemically with PVC, it can leech into fluids and body tissues. Testing the extent of non-endocrine toxic risks to critically ill premature infants, researchers made a startling discovery: Daily intake of DEHP in preterm neonates in the neonatal ICU can reach 16 mg/kg/ day "which is on the order of 4,000 and 160,000 times higher than desired to avoid reproductive and hepatic toxicities, respectively."
Nursing
0360-4039
Infants.
Health aspects.
Medical equipment.
Physiological apparatus.
Polivinyl chloride.
Chemical properties.
Human exposure.
Premature birth.
United States.
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) is used to add flexibility to many medical devices made with polyvinyl chloride (PVC), including I.V. bags, tubing, and catheters. Because DEHP doesn't bind chemically with PVC, it can leech into fluids and body tissues. Testing the extent of non-endocrine toxic risks to critically ill premature infants, researchers made a startling discovery: Daily intake of DEHP in preterm neonates in the neonatal ICU can reach 16 mg/kg/ day "which is on the order of 4,000 and 160,000 times higher than desired to avoid reproductive and hepatic toxicities, respectively."
Nursing
0360-4039
Infants.
Health aspects.
Medical equipment.
Physiological apparatus.
Polivinyl chloride.
Chemical properties.
Human exposure.
Premature birth.
United States.