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Adding epinephrine to BSS?

Does anyone add epinephrine to the 500ml bottles of BSS for cataract phacoemulsification cases? Alcon doesn't support additions to this solution. Has anyone else stopped this practice based on these directions?

Started by: Debbie Goodman (OR Manager/Supervisor) at September 4, 2012 (11:50 am)

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carrcarr10 ken (Administrator/Director/Manager/Owner/Exec. Officer) at May 12, 2013 (0:59 am)

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carrcarr10 ken (Administrator/Director/Manager/Owner/Exec. Officer) at May 12, 2013 (0:58 am)

We are still using epinepherine and are unable to get the preservative free. Reading this, I am going to approach the surgeons in this area. Have you seen any literature on the discontinuation?

Regina Blount (Director, Surgical Services/Director of Nursing) at March 11, 2013 (3:57 pm)

We still add Epi to our BSS

Rita J. (Director, Surgical Services/Director of Nursing) at February 21, 2013 (1:54 pm)

We currently add Preservative Free .3ml epinephrine (1mg/ml) 1:1000 per 500 ml Bottle of BSS Plus for every Cataract Procedure. Does it matter? It is suppose to keep the iris dilated longer. However, it is hard to tell when a procedure typically only lasts 30 minutes. With patients on Flomax, it does not make much of a difference it seems. We end up using iris retractors of some sort to mechanically dilate the pupil usually.

Richard S. (Other) at February 21, 2013 (12:57 pm)

Since we can no longer get the perservative free epinephrine 1:1000; we have stopped adding it to the BSS. We have not noticed any difference.

Barbara Marco (Administrator/Director/Manager/Owner/Exec. Officer) at December 21, 2012 (3:40 pm)

Debbie,
We do the samething at our ASC. I hadn't thought of researching the product insert. However, I was concerned that adding epi to BSS might be considered compounding, and we don't have a Pharmacist or sterility hood on site.
Do you have any more information on this topic>
Valerie Thiele Adminsitrator Madison Street Surgery Center

Valerie Thiele (Director, Surgical Services/Director of Nursing) at December 3, 2012 (1:30 pm)

We only do this if the surgeon requests it and we do not use Alcon BSS any longer.

Lauren B. (OR Manager/Supervisor) at November 21, 2012 (4:15 pm)

We discontinued routinely adding epi to the bottle approximately 5 years ago. The doctors found no significant differnce when we stopped. We do however, use "Shugarcaine", when the patients have been on flomax, or any patient with a small pupil.

Julie S. (Director, Surgical Services/Director of Nursing) at October 29, 2012 (3:26 pm)

We discontinued routinely adding epi to the bottle approximately 5 years ago. The doctors found no significant differnce when we stopped. We do however, use "Shugarcaine", when the patients have been on flomax, or any patient with a small pupil.

Julie S. (Director, Surgical Services/Director of Nursing) at October 29, 2012 (3:25 pm)

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