2U/ml heparinized saline for art lines and swans
NS flushes without Heparin for TLC and PICCs

dmm72000 <dmm72000@...> wrote:
--- In nursebob@yahoogroups.com, "Diana" <diana1banana@...> wrote:
>Thanks for the response, it seems to be a case of hospital protocol
and no hard and fast rules.

Dave
>
> Protocol for the post-op patient arterial line in the ICU I work
at involves 500ml of heparin
> flush bag unless the patient has heparin induced platelet
aggregation (HIPA).
>
> --- In nursebob@yahoogroups.com, "dmm72000" <dmm72000@> wrote:
> >
> > --- Thanks for the info Monica, so if I understand correctly you
are
> > using 2.5 ml Heparin Flushes for Picc lines but not using
> > Heparinized Saline KVO drip on the PICC line or on any other
lines
> > including Arterial lines?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> > In nursebob@yahoogroups.com, monica sproul <msproulics125@>
wrote:
> > >
> > > we use NS for arterial and swan-ganz catheters, but we are
still
> > using heparin 2.5 mls of 100u/ml for PICC lines. Each hospital
> > policy maybe somewhat different but i think most are going to
> > straight NS for all line patency.
> > >
> > > Cindi Sarasota <cjrn2004@> wrote: The only thing I
see
> > heparinized now is a dialysis catheter. Most hospitals in our
area
> > in Florida have gone to saline flushes for PICC and Central
lines.
> > Art lines are being set up with NS as well.
> > >
> > > dmm72000 <dmm72000@> wrote: I am wondering what your current
> > protocols are on using Heparinized
> > > Saline (1-2 units/ml saline) as a drip to maintain catheter
> > patency?
> > >
> > > Is this still the standard for Arterial lines during
hemodymanic
> > > monitoring? Any other common uses?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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