Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate CAS NO.117-81-7

DEHP?has?been?used?as?a?plasticiser?in?medical?devices?such?as?intravenous?tubing?and?bags,?catheters,?nasogastric?tubes,?dialysis?bags?and?tubing,?an…

DEHP?has?been?used?as?a?plasticiser?in?medical?devices?such?as?intravenous?tubing?and?bags,?catheters,?nasogastric?tubes,?dialysis?bags?and?tubing,?and?blood?bags?and?transfusion?tubing,?and?air?tubes.?For?this?reason,?concern?has?been?expressed?about?leachates?transported?into?the?patient,?especially?for?those?requiring?extensive?infusions,?e.g.?newborns?in?intensive?care?nursery?settings,?hemophiliacs,?and?kidney?dialysis?patients.?According?to?the?European?Commission?Scientific?Committee?on?Health?and?Environmental?Risks?(SCHER),?exposure?to?DEHP?may?exceed?the?tolerable?daily?intake?in?some?specific?population?groups,?namely?people?exposed?through?medical?procedures?such?as?kidney?dialysis.[2]?The?American?Academy?of?Pediatrics?has?advocated?not?to?use?medical?devices?that?can?leach?DEHP?into?patients?and,?instead,?to?resort?to?DEHP-free?alternatives.[citation?needed]?In?July?2002,?the?U.S.?FDA?issued?a?Public?Health?Notification?on?DEHP,?stating?in?part,?"We?recommend?considering?such?alternatives?when?these?high-risk?procedures?are?to?be?performed?on?male?neonates,?pregnant?women?who?are?carrying?male?fetuses,?and?peripubertal?...