Addressing Glass Contamination in Radiology: What Can We Do to Minimize Its Impact?

Introduction There is a risk of glass contamination with the use of single-dose glass ampoules. Complications of injection include infection and granuloma formation and this is widely described in anesthetic literature. To date, there is no data on the effect of different ampoule opening...

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Main Authors: Seran Perera, Shanesh Kumar, Steven Zadow, WanYin Lim
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1786995
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spelling doaj-art-3f0c35cf5f0b46dcbc65d6390284d1152025-08-20T02:08:07ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Journal of Clinical Interventional Radiology ISVIR2456-48692024-12-01080314414810.1055/s-0044-1786995Addressing Glass Contamination in Radiology: What Can We Do to Minimize Its Impact?Seran Perera0https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6274-554XShanesh Kumar1Steven Zadow2WanYin Lim3Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, AustraliaDepartment of Radiology, Jones Radiology, Adelaide, AustraliaDepartment of Radiology, Jones Radiology, Adelaide, AustraliaDepartment of Radiology, Jones Radiology, Adelaide, Australia Introduction There is a risk of glass contamination with the use of single-dose glass ampoules. Complications of injection include infection and granuloma formation and this is widely described in anesthetic literature. To date, there is no data on the effect of different ampoule opening methods on the degree of glass contamination.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1786995glass ampoulesglass contaminatesampoule breaker
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