AFter speaking with Abbott and the US Pharmocopaedia who makes the labeling, BOTH slaines are identical and the only reason for labeling it Irrigation VS. injection in this size container is the type...
WE have received information from Abbott that the two salines are IDENTICAL in composition, the difference only being the delivery system used. Obviously you cannot infuse from a plastic semi-rigid...
We have always used the bottled irrigating saline on our back table. There are times that we add heparin for irrigating vascular cases. We have contacted Abbott and they have essentially told us that...