Table 1 Characteristics of medical devices used for pregnant women included in the study and GC-MS analyses results
From: Exposure of hospitalised pregnant women to plasticizers contained in medical devices
Information on the packaging and/or the technical sheets of the MDs | GC-MS Analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Medical device (Manufacturer) | References | Batch number | Material | Mention “with DEHP” or “with phthalates” | PVC plasticizers (% of plasticizers: g of plasticizers / 100 g of PVC)a |
Catheters | |||||
Venflon™ pro safety (BD Medical Systems) | 393228; 393229; 393224; 393226 | 4114335P47 | PU | No | Not analyzedb |
Surshield Versatus™ (Terumo) | SR + DS1845PX | 2110058 | PU | No | Not analyzedb |
Insyte™ Autoguard™ (BD Medical Systems) | 381934; 381944 | 3225842 | PU | No | Not analyzedb |
Epidural catheterization set (Teleflex) | JC05400B | 71F14J1867 | PU | No | Not analyzedb |
Infusion Sets | |||||
Infusion set perfusend (Sendal) | A64 | 03501 | PVC | No | DiNP (36.39%). |
Multi access infusion set (Doran Int) | Edelvaiss-2 | 231501Q | PVC/TOTM | No | TOTM (34.99%), DEHP (0.01%), DEHT (0.13%). |
Epidural infusion set (Smiths medical) | 21–7039-24 | 2020–01 | PVC/TOTM | DEHP <0.2% | TOTM (34.93%), DEHP (1.19%). |
Extension tubes (for electric syringe pump) | |||||
Extension tube (Cair LGL) | PB311 8 M | 14H27-T | PE/PVC | No | TOTM (30.87%), DEHP (0.02%), DEHT (0.95%). |
Extension tube (Cair LGL) | PB311 5 M | 14G30-T | PE/PVC | No | TOTM (28.79%), DEHP (0.02%), DEHT (0.43%). |
Extension tube (Cair LGL) | PB310 5 M | 14F02-T | PE/PVC | No | TOTM (30.01%), DEHP (0.01%), DEHT (0.35%). |
Extension line with 3 way stopcock (Cair LGL) | PES3301M | 14I06-T | PE/PVC | No | TOTM (30.03%), DEHP (0.02%), DEHT (0.48%). |
Flow Regulator | |||||
Flow regulator (Cair LGL) | SSDF050 | 14H25-T | PVC | No | DINCH (33.50%), DEHP (0.01%). |
SYRINGES (for electric syringe pump) | |||||
BD plastipak syringe (BD Medical Systems) | 300865 | 1407212 | PP | No | Not analyzedb |
Urinary catheters | |||||
Intermittent urinary catheter (Coloplast) | 275140 | 4227421 | PU | Noc | Not analyzedb |
Indwelling urinary catheter (Teleflex) | 170605–000140 | 144E06 | Silicone | No | Not analyzedb |