Stocking 1-liter irrigation bags

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Becky Lamis
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Stocking 1-liter irrigation bags

In ISMP’s perioperative assessment, it is recommended that “Irrigation solution containers stocked in, and/or dispensed to, perioperative settings are packaged in 2- or 3-liter bags, pour bottles, or other route-specific packaging to differentiate them from IV bags.”

1. Are you aware of any clinical or safety reasons why a 1-liter irrigation bag would be needed and in which a 1-liter irrigation pour bottle or a 2- or 3-liter irrigation bag couldn’t be used instead (or wouldn’t be ideal for use)?

2. If you do continue to stock 1-liter irrigation bags, what is the rationale?

3. Do you have control over the irrigation solutions that are stocked in your facility, or does central supply/materials management control the inventory for these solutions?

4. If you do not stock 1-liter irrigation bags, have you received any pushback? If so, why?

Thanks for any insight you may have!
Becky Lamis, PharmD
Medication Safety Analyst, ISMP

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