title: Microwave warming of 1.5% glycine solution.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Auckland Hospital, New Zealand.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Stapleton
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Woollard
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cadwallader
mesh_terms: D005998:Glycine; D008872:Microwaves; D012996:Solutions; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D012996:Solutions; D005998:Glycine