We use the power piccs, saline only, with the CLC-2000. We flush every 24 hrs. Some occluisions are inevitable, but our occlusion rate is acceptable. Our facility has been saline only for 3 years.
On 3/18/06, Artie Hansford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Margaret, > Thank you for this encouraging information. How frequent do you flush the > lumens when they are not being used? Artie Hansford > > > "Nicastro, Margaret" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We use the CLC2000 on all of our triple lumen CVC's, Hohn Catheters, Hickman > Catheters and do not use heparing. No clotting off either. Would recommend > trying it on the Power PICC. One thing I always stress is vigorous flushing > with the push stop method. Routinely use 10 ml of NSS flush. > > > Margaret M Nicastro, CRNI, OCN > Nurse Manager IV Therapy/Oncology > Gettysburg Hospital > 147 Gettys Street > Gettysburg, PA 17325 > Phone: 717-337-4312 > Fax: 717-337-4485 > > > ________________________________ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Artie Hansford > Sent: Thu 3/16/2006 1:25 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: Geraldine Rimando > Subject: Flush Protocols for OPEN ENDED PICCS > > > Greetings! > > We are a looking at using Power PICCs and Triple Lumen Catheters at our > institution. Traditionally, we have used Groshong and have not had the need > for the use of heparin. The MD's generally do not like to use heparin and we > need to come up with a successful plan for using saline flushes with these > lines. > > If you have experience with saline only flushes of open ended PICCs please > let us know the amount of saline that is used, how often, what injection cap > is used and which catheters. > > Also, if anyone has experience using less heparin than the traditional 300 > unit as a final flush, please let us know what your experience is. > > Does anyone know of any literature discussing 10u heparin flush vs. 100u > heparin flush...or saline flush vs. heparin with open ended catheters? Thank > you!!! > > > Artie Hansford, RN, CRNI > Alta Bates Summit Medical Center > PICC Services > 350 Hawthorne Ave, Oakland, CA 94609 > 510-204-3285 Phone/Pager > 510-869-6690 Fax > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: > > This email may contain confidential health information that is legally > privileged. This information is intended for the use of the named > recipient(s). The authorized recipient of this information is prohibited > from disclosing this information to any party unless required to do so by > law or regulation and is required to destroy the information after its > stated need has been fulfilled. If you are not the intended recipient, you > are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or action > taken in reliance on the contents of this email is strictly prohibited. If > you receive this e-mail message in error, please notify the sender > immediately to arrange disposition of the information. > > > > > > > Artie Hansford, RN, CRNI > Alta Bates Summit Medical Center > PICC Services > 350 Hawthorne Ave, Oakland, CA 94609 > 510-204-3285 Phone/Pager > 510-869-6690 Fax
