I couldn't believe when I read the OB GYN net list that there are
doctors out there using baby formula to fill womens bladders during
surgery to check and see if there are any lacerations in the bladder!

Below is a bit of the  post :

> I am in need of written documentation on the use of baby formula as a
> >bladder filler to check for possible bladder lacerations during open
> >abdominal surgeries.  One of our gyn doctors insists on its use.  No
> >where on the bottle does it state that it is sterile.  My concern that
> >if there is a laceration, and the formula spills into the abdominal
> >cavity, what are the chances fo
>
> I have used that in the past, too.  Apparently, formula in the 4 ounce
> bottles in the nursery used to be sterile, and it said so on the bottle.
> Now, it doesn't say it, so we don't use it.  Rather, methylene blue or
> somesuch is added to the foley and the bladder is filled with saline in
> a retrograde fashion.
>

Can you imagine!

Cindy



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