Repeated hot water and steam disinfection of Pari LC Plus® nebulizers alter nebulizer output

Currently, cystic fibrosis patients require daily nebulized treatments to achieve optimal lung health. Growth of pathogenic bacteria in patient nebulizers is well known, and disinfection guidelines have been established. In this short communication, we sought to discover what effect, if any, repeated nebulization/disinfection cycles had on nebulizer output. We nebulized saline repeatedly after exposure to boiling water, steam, and alcohol disinfection methods. While alcohol disinfection did not affect nebulizer output, boiling water and steam significantly decreased nebulizer output from baseline, 74.1?±?5.9% (p?=?0.022) and steam 63.6?±?6.5% (p?=?0.0048) after 60?cycles respectively. This decrease in nebulizer output could significantly increase the duration of nebulizer treatment time and negatively impact the burden of care on patients with cystic fibrosis.     

Hospitalised hot tap water scald patients following the introduction of regulations in NSW,Australia: Who have we missed?

Scalds from hot tap water are serious injuries that are potentially preventable by restricting the temperature of hot tap water delivery. In July 1999, regulations were introduced in NSW to require that all new hot water installations deliver water at temperatures not exceeding 50 °C to sanitary fixtures. This study investigates trends in hot tap water scald injury hospitalisations following the introduction of these regulations.     

Chemical composition of one source of sodium chloride mineral water from Neamţ county

This paper describes the analytical study of a sodium chloride mineral water from B?l??te?ti Spa--Neam? county. From the obtained analytical data it was observed that the dominant ions are those of Cl- (48.11 mEq%) and Na+ (43.07 mEq%), respectively. Also, the water contains a significant proportion of Mg2+ ions (6.12 mEq%) compared with the one of Ca2+ ions (0.339 mEq%). It can be remarked that the analysed source consists of a very concentrated, hypertonic water with a high content in chlorine, sodium and magnesium. This kind of mineral water is recommended in external treatments.