Microwave warming of 1.5% glycine solution.
The urological irrigating fluid 1.5% glycine is routinely warmed in specifically designed warming drawers prior to use. This study shows that the use of microwave energy to achieve body temperature in 2-litre bags of glycine solution is biochemically safe and that the sterility of the solution is maintained. There is a linear relationship between the temperature of the solution and time in the microwave oven, so allowing a simple formula to predict the correct heating time given variable ambient starting temperatures.
Stapleton
A M
AM
Department of Urology, Auckland Hospital, New Zealand.
Woollard
G A
GA
Cadwallader
J A
JA
D005998:Glycine; D008872:Microwaves; D012996:Solutions; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000379:methods*
D012996:Solutions; D005998:Glycine