Flushing of Intravascular Access Devices (IVADs) - Efficacy of Pulsed and Continuous Infusions

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G. Guiffant · Délégation Paris 7

Jean Jacques Durussel · Délégation Paris 7

Jacques Merckx · Délégation Paris 7

Patrice Flaud · Délégation Paris 7

J. P. Vigier · Délégation Paris 7

Patrice Mousset · Becton Dickinson (France)

Abstract

We conclude that hydrodynamics has a determinant effect on the efficacy and that the adjunction of an intermittent component in the flow increases it. Flow type and the time interval between 2 boluses are the 2 critical variables.

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Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes

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Published in: The Journal of Vascular Access

Volume 13, Issue 1, pp. 75-78

DOI: 10.5301/jva.2011.8487

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Flushing of Intravascular Access Devices (IVADs) - Efficacy of Pulsed and Continuous Infusions

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