Sodium Chloride + Potassium Chloride + Calcium chloride + Magnesium Chloride + Sodium Acetate + Sodium Citrate + Sodium Hydroxide + Hydrochloric Acid (Balanced Salt Solution)
Indications
Sodium Chloride + Potassium Chloride + Calcium chloride + Magnesium Chloride + Sodium Acetate + Sodium Citrate + Sodium Hydroxide + Hydrochloric Acid (Balanced Salt Solution) is used for:
For irrigation during various surgical procedures of the eyes, ears, nose and/or throat.
Adult Dose
This ocular irrigating solution should be used according to standard format for each surgical procedure. Note: Use an administration set with an air inlet in the plastic spike since the bottle does not contain a separate airway tube. Follow directions of the particular administration set to be used.
Grasp plastic ring on top of bottle and pull down along scored area. Then pull radially around the cap and remove. Remove the spike port protective cover by lifting up on the finger grip tab. Insert spike aseptically into the bottle through the center target area of the recessed membrane. Allow the fluid to flow and remove air from the tubing before irrigation begins.
Child Dose
Renal Dose
Administration
Contra Indications
Contraindicated in patients with known hypersensitivity to the products.
Precautions
Not for injection or IV infusion.This solution contains no preservative and should not be used for more than one patient. Use only if vacuum is present, and if container and seal are undamaged and solution is clear.
The addition of any medication to BSS may result in damage to intraocular tissue. There have been rare reports of corneal clouding or edema following ocular surgery in which BSS was used as an irrigating solution. As in all surgical procedures appropriate measures should be taken to minimize trauma to the cornea and other ocular tissues.
Pregnancy-Lactation
Interactions
Side Effects
Side effects of Sodium Chloride + Potassium Chloride + Calcium chloride + Magnesium Chloride + Sodium Acetate + Sodium Citrate + Sodium Hydroxide + Hydrochloric Acid (Balanced Salt Solution) :
When the corneal endothelium is abnormal, irrigation or any other trauma may result in bullous keratopathy. Postoperative inflammatory reactions as well as incidents of corneal edema and corneal decompensation have been reported. Their relationship to the use of BSS has not been established.