It is the 2007 Safety Goals fro JCAHO to reduce the use of heparin flushes in peripheral lines. We have already done this in our hospital and home infusion. We are using one of the positive pressure valves (CLC 2000 or MaxPlus ) on our home infusion patients so that they can be flushed just once a day with saline. We have not noticed any increases in occlusion as long as the injection caps (valves) are used correctly. Sue Kilbourne OCN, CRNI
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Janice Patten Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 12:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Eliminating heparin from peripheral flushes One of JCAHO's proposed National Patient Safety Goals in 2007 is to eliminate heparin from flushing peripheral lines. For patients in the home care setting, I'm just curious to see if you think lines will clot off in 24 hours if the line is used only once daily (e.g. for Invanz). Is it reasonable to make an extra nursing visit on unteachable patients to flush BID w/ saline? Jan Patten PharmD Director, Infusion Therapy Pathways Home Care (NorthEast Medical Center) 487 Lake Concord Road Concord, NC 28025 704 784-7116 office 704 786-2674 fax 704 773-0229 cell 704 723-8324 pager [EMAIL PROTECTED] This electronic message may contain confidential information. It is intended for the use of the individual(s) named as recipients in the message. If you have received this message in error, please notify the person listed above immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message and attachments. Do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on the information it contains. Thank you. NOTE: The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. E-mail has the potential to have been altered or corrupted due to transmission or conversion. It may not be appropriate to rely upon this E-mail in the same manner as hardcopy materials bearing the author's original signature or seal. Thank you. Asante® Health System
