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Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: General Discussion => Topic started by: Stoday on June 16, 2011, 12:17:18 AM
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I came across this when looking for links about small penis size (no, don't ask!):
DEHP has been used as a plasticiser in medical devices such as intravenous tubing and bags, catheters, nasogastric tubes, dialysis bags and tubing, and blood bags and transfusion tubing, and air tubes.
For this reason, concern has been expressed about leachates transported into the patient, especially for those requiring extensive infusions, e.g. newborns in intensive care nursery settings, hemophiliacs, and kidney dialysis patients. According to the European Commission Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER), exposure to DEHP may exceed the tolerable daily intake in some specific population groups, namely people exposed through medical procedures such as kidney dialysis.
There are other plasticisers. How can I tell which plasticiser is being used?