I truly wish we had any data on intermittent tubing, but I have never
been able to find any studies whatsoever on intermittent set changes.
So INS standards take the very cautious position of changing every 24
hours because both ends of the tubing a frequently manipulated. CDC
says this is an unresolved issue because there is no data to use.
I have always worked in numerous hospitals where the policy was to
change an intermittent set every 24 hours. Secondary piggyback tubing
was left connected to the primary and the backpriming method was
used. Lynn
At 2:23 PM -0800 11/14/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Practice question for all of you...
How often are you changing an administration set if it is an intermittent
set?
The CDC gives no recommendation for intermittent infusions that I am aware
of.
INS Standards clearly state that once an administration set is detached
from a primary set, it should be considered as an intermittent set. And
intermittents shall be changed every 24 hours.
I see piggyback sets hanging on the IV poles all the time, detached from
the primary line because the patient has multiple piggybacks, nicely dated
and timed with a 72 hour expiration date.
I'm just curious if your policies SPECIFICALLY mention intermittent sets or
just "administration sets". I'm especially interested in any new/more data
from the CDC or research articles.
Barbara Van Slyke, RN, BSN, OCN, CRNI
Outpatient Infusion
Bay Area Hospital
1775 Thompson Road
Coos Bay, Oregon 97420
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Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RNC, CRNI
Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.
126 Main Street, PO Box 10
Milner, GA 30257
http://www.hadawayassociates.com
office 770-358-7861
