lsh86 <lsh86@yahoo. com> wrote:

Hi all,
Thank you for all of your reply.

regrds
Janet.

--- In nursebob@yahoogroup s.com, "De Luna, Evangelina (Vangie)"
<edeluna3@.. .> wrote:
>
> Judicious use of a liquefier (saline) needs to be used to
assist/promote
> mobilization of secretions. Normal saline is recommended because it
is a
> physiologically compatible solution. Water is highly irritating to
the
> tracheobronchial tree and can cause bronchospasm. The manufacturer
> provides commercially processed "bullets" of normal saline. They do
no
> recommend water for obvious reasons. If you use water to rinse only
the
> catheter and assure that none of the water goes into the lungs I
guess
> it would be O.K. I've been using this system for years and its
difficult
> to keep all the rinsing solution from entering the airway.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Thank You,
>
> Evangeline De Luna, BS, RRT-NPS
> Respiratory Care Technology Program
> Program Director
> Office: (915) 831-4120
> Cell: (915) 307-0494
>
> From: nursebob@yahoogroup s.com [mailto:nursebob@yahoogroup s.com] On
> Behalf Of lsh86
> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 4:48 AM
> To: nursebob@yahoogroup s.com
> Subject: Re: flushing of inline ETT catheter
>
>
>
> -Hi all,
> thank you for your reply. May I know what's the rationale for using
> normal saline to flush instead of Water for irrigation for this
close
> system suctioning? Do you think sterile water for irrigation can be
> used too, after all it is just for the flushing of the catheter? I
> was told the saline will become tiny white susbstances on the
> catheter once leave in the tube for sometime. Have you heard of
this?
>
> Janet.
> -- In nursebob@yahoogroup s.com <mailto:nursebob% 40yahoogroups. com> ,
> alvin lazar <alvinlazar@ > wrote:
> >
> > hi Allyson,
> >
> > we use saline in our unit.
> >
> > alvin
> >
> > Allyson <allyson1976@ > wrote:
> > Normal Saline is used.
> >
> > lsh86 <lsh86@> wrote: Hi,
> > Do you use normal saline or water for irrigation for flushing of
> the
> > catheter line in your unit?
> >
> > regrds
> > Janet
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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