Evaluating Normal Saline Locking With Totally Implanted Vascular Access Devices for Patients on 90-Day Maintenance Flushing

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Abstract

Encounters (N = 2,908) during six months of heparin locking were compared to encounters (N = 3,239) during six months of normal saline locking. Data demonstrated minimal variance between locking with normal saline compared to heparin.

Topics & Keywords

Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Intraoperative Neuromonitoring and Anesthetic Effects

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Clean water and sanitation

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical journal of oncology nursing

Volume 30, Issue 1, pp. 47-52

DOI: 10.1188/26.cjon.47-52

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