A New Heating Method of Urologic Perfusion Solution / 日本農村医学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

Transurethral resection (TUR) is performed on more than 100 patients annually at our hospital. In TUR, a large volume of urologic perfusion solution heated to body temperature is employed, but due to the inadequate facility in our operating room a great deal of time was required to heat and transport urologic perfusion solution. We had to leave the operating table for this purpose. To alleviate our anxiety there was a need for improvement. Recently we have developed a heating method by utilizing the warm air produced by a quilt dryer and fabricated a heating cabinet mounted on casters to facilitate transportation. With the fabrication of this unique heating cabinet, heating of urologic perfusion solution has become easy, permitting use of urologic perfusion solution at a more stabilized temperature. In addition, as the heating cabinet is mobile, there is no longer the need for transporting urologic perfusion solution. Thus, heating and transportation of urologic perfusion solution have been improved, leading to improvement of our work efficiency and nursing services.