Nitro tubing for Nitroglycerin and propofol

[molsh]

Hello, any of you folks not using nitro tubing anymore for nitroglycerin and propofol? Most places I've worked at use propofol on regular pump tubing but nitro is on PVC free tubing for the most part. I can't seem to find too much evidence on using regular PVC tubing for NTG infusions. Anyone know of any?

[offlabel]

Never heard of using nitro tubing for propofol. Do for NTG.

[amuren81]

I have only worked at one hospital who made nitro tubing available. We were told the only difference in the tubing was that that there were no ports. That specific tubing was to be used so that no one used additional ports to push other drugs through, there by bolusing the nitro to the pt or hook up incompatible meds to distal ports.

The tubing had a slight blue tint to it but to my knowledge was the same as the regular tubing just minus the ports.

[kikicb5]

At one point we were using the blue tinted tubing for propofol but then pharmacy told us we no longer had to do this. Still used NTG tubing for NTG though.

[Cvepo]

We use the blue nitro tubing for Nipride and Nitroglycerine. I always thought it had to do with being protected from light. Never heard of using it for Prop. I just always learned to change Prop tubing once a shift.

[offlabel]

At one point we were using the blue tinted tubing for propofol but then pharmacy told us we no longer had to do this.

Never had to in the first place...pharmacy just said you did.