KCL Shortage ? FYI ( Yeah There Is … )
Is it Real ?
UPDATE !
Yeah … It is.
I was just informed we have enough at one of our hospitals for 16 cases…
Any suggestions on resources ???
More Recent Resupply Dates
| 2 mEq/mL; 20 mL vial (NDC 0409-6653-05) (Standard) | Next delivery June |
| 10 mEq/100 mL (NDC 00409-7074-26) | Ample supplies available to meet market demand. |
| 10 mEq/50 mL (NDC 00409-7075-14) | Ample supplies available to meet market demand. |
| 20 mEq/100 mL, (NDC00409-7075-26) |
Ample supplies available to meet market demand. |
| 20 mEq/50 mL (NDC 00409-7077-14) |
Ample supplies available to meet market demand. |
| 40 mEq/100 mL(NDC 00409-7077-26) | Ample supplies available to meet market demand. |
Editors Note:
With 2 mEq Being our standard concentration (@ our institutions)– Here is a break down on how to work with what’s available:
the 20 mEq/50 ml solution seems the best bet: (0.4 mEq/ml- or 1/5 strength)
So adding 100 cc to a 400 ml NSS bag would give you roughly the 80 mEq / L concentration we use for a 4:1 Blood to Crystalloid (High dose primary KCL) cardioplegia delivery.
And adding 25 cc to a 475 ml NSS bag would give you roughly the 20 mEq / L concentration we use for a 4:1 Blood to Crystalloid (Low dose primary KCL) cardioplegia delivery.
(I know these are ONLY approximate concentration values)
