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Are brand new sealed in bag Aeroeclipses sterile?

Posted by sarahlynn1960 @sarahlynn1960, Apr 3 10:14am

Im traveling home from National Jewish Hospital (more on that later), and it’s hard for me to clean my equipment over this 3-day drive home. They gave me 2 unopened Pari? Aero Eclipse XL cup sets. They are still sealed in their plastic bags, and I’m wondering if I need to clean them before using for first time? If I was at home I would, but it would be easier just to use them straight out of the bag if it’s safe.

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sarahlynn1960 | @sarahlynn1960 | Apr 3 11:43am

Just FYI, Here’s what I ended up doing: since I didn’t have a bowl to soak the new parts in I decided soaking might not be necessary anyway, because there shouldn’t yet be biofilms on them. So I just rinsed them and put them in my baby bottle sterilizer. I feel comfortable with that.

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Apr 3 5:23pm

@sarahlynn1960 Well, maybe not sterile - but has anyone ever seen a respiratory therapist open a sealed bag containing a nebulizer and tubing, in the hospital or a rehab setting, and clean it before setting it up and treating the patient?
I haven't, and my daughter, and ER nurse, says they never do it either. So for me, I take this as my cue that it is "good enough", so I have always used my nebulizers straight from the (sealed) package.

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sarahlynn1960 | @sarahlynn1960 | Apr 4 9:05am
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@sarahlynn1960 Well, maybe not sterile - but has anyone ever seen a respiratory therapist open a sealed bag containing a nebulizer and tubing, in the hospital or a rehab setting, and clean it before setting it up and treating the patient?
I haven't, and my daughter, and ER nurse, says they never do it either. So for me, I take this as my cue that it is "good enough", so I have always used my nebulizers straight from the (sealed) package.

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@sueinmn
Very true! They don’t even rinse unless you ask. You also have to ask for them to be rinsed with sterile water vs distilled. So ……

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annagh | @annagh | Apr 4 12:14pm
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@sarahlynn1960 Well, maybe not sterile - but has anyone ever seen a respiratory therapist open a sealed bag containing a nebulizer and tubing, in the hospital or a rehab setting, and clean it before setting it up and treating the patient?
I haven't, and my daughter, and ER nurse, says they never do it either. So for me, I take this as my cue that it is "good enough", so I have always used my nebulizers straight from the (sealed) package.

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@sueinmn I use that as my guide, too.

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