Table 2.
Results of wipe samples obtained from manual compounding in the biological safety cabinet (BSC)a
| BSC sample |
Day 1 no of contaminated items |
Day 2 no of contaminated items |
Day 3 no of contaminated items |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSC grill BC (n = 4) | – | – | – | – |
| BSC grill AC (n = 4) | – | – | – | – |
| Table BC (n = 4) | – | – | – | – |
| Table AC (n = 4) | 1a (0.64 ng/cm2) | – | 1a (0.73 ng/cm2) | 2/4 |
| Tray BC (n = 4) | – | – | – | – |
| Tray AC (n = 4) | – | – | – | – |
| Gloves (n = 9) | – | 1a (0.39 ng/cm2) | – | 1/9 |
|
Day 1 no of contaminated infusion bags |
Day 2 no of contaminated infusion bags |
Day 3 no of contaminated infusion bags |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dummy bags (n = 40) | – |
1a (2.01 ng/cm2) |
– | 1/40 |
| 5‐fluorouracil bags (n = 20) | 1a (1.88 ng/cm2) | ‐ | – | 1/20 |
| Cyclophosphamide bags (n = 20) | – |
1a (>10 ng/cm2) |
– | 1/20 |
AC, after cleaning; BC, before cleaning.
a
Contaminated with cyclophosphamide.