RE: Prostate Seed Sterilization techniques

["Dunn, Wes" <WDunn@intiso.com>]

In addition, I'd also recommend looking at the manufacturer's
recommendations on the package insert to see what, if any guidelines,
are provided.

Wes

Wesley M. Dunn, CHP, Director, Environmental Health & Safety
International Isotopes, Inc.
3100 Jim Christal Road
Denton, Texas  76207
Wdunn@intiso.com <mailto:Wdunn@intiso.com>
Corporate Website:  http://www.intiso.com
940-484-9492; 940-484-0877 (fax)


	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Chris Alston [SMTP:alstonc@odrge.odr.georgetown.edu]
	Sent:	Wednesday, September 09, 1998 4:53 PM
	To:	Multiple recipients of list
	Subject:	Re: Prostate Seed Sterilization techniques

	I suggest that everyone consult their infection control unit
(sometimes
	called epidemiology) to obtain the house rules on how long, and
under what
	conditions, seeds/needles may be kept, before resterilization is
mandatory.
	And, yes, I'm well aware that loaded needles would be, at least,
difficult
	to sterilize. Note that the house rules are almost certainly
following FDA
	rules. For instance, it's my impression that, once a hypodermic
	syringe/needle is loaded with a drug, that dose must be given to
a patient
	within twelve (12) hours. If it's not used within that window,
it must be
	discarded. No doubt, a similar rule exists for implantable
devices. I
	recommend, further, that anyone who is not taking steps to
ensure that their
	seeds are sterile, prior to implantation, not announce the fact
in a public
	forum.

	chris alston


	>>Does EVERYBODY sterilize their seeds before use???  (and) How
long BEFORE
	>>the procedure do people load their needles???  I was loading
needles on
	>>Fridays for our procedures on Monday morning.  I wrapped up
the loaded
	>>"hot-box" in the sterile green cloths and left them locked in
the vault for
	>>the weekend.  I'm now being told of some "24 hour rule" which
could force me
	>>to load the needles right before they are implanted (I guess
that would be
	>>about 3:00 AM on Monday mornings!!!)
	>
	>We autoclave the seeds the aftenoon of the day before the
implant...we do
	>VERY few implants on Monday.
	>
	>Kent Krugh
	>
	>
	
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