enFlow IV fluid warmer
Dear Colleagues,
A paper from Anaesthesia suggests that use of the enFlow IV fluid warmer may result in potentially toxic levels of aluminium being released into the warming fluids. (The MDA alert 2019/015)
The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/mar/03/hospitals-withdraw-surgical-device-over-aluminium-exposure-fears
Here is the reference for the paper in Anaesthesia: Aluminium release by coated and uncoated fluid warming devices. Perl T, Kunze-Szikszay N, Bräuer A, Quintel M, Röhrig AL, Kerpen K, Telgheder U. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.14601
A linked editorial: Anaesthesia: Medical device regulation: the need for clinical vigilance and oversight. Charlesworth M, van Zundert AAJ. 2019 https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/anae.14603
And current government advice: https://www.gov.uk/drug-device-alerts/enflow-iv-fluid-and-blood-warmer-risk-of-unsafe-levels-of-aluminium-leaching-from-the-device-mda-2019-015