Same concentration three times per week
Ann Marie
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 12:02
PM
Subject: RE: Dialysis/Apherisis Catheters
and Heparin
On another aspect of this same thread....in the home when the
catheters
remain, but no longer used for dialysis or apherisis, what
flush
protocol do you use? Same units/ml as when it was being
used?
Frequency?
Thanks....
ann
Ann Williams RN
CRNI
Infusion Specialist
Deaconess Home Services
600 Mary
St.
Evansville, IN 47747
812-450-3828
812-450-4665
FAX
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Pat Deisch
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 7:54 AM
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re:
Dialysis/Apherisis Catheters and Heparin
We changed our a few years
back to Heparin 1000 units/ml filling volume
of the lumen.
Pat Deisch
MSN, RN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Drafz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date:
Sunday, April 9, 2006 9:28 pm
Subject: Re: Dialysis/Apherisis Catheters and
Heparin
> Hospital policy is 5000 units/ml,amount is the filling
volume of the
> lumen. Nephrologists however can override it(we have
contracted
> dialysis services), and they tend to order 1000 units/ml
more
> recently.
>
> Artie Hansford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote: Just taking a querie
> to see what amount of
heparin is being used for dialysis and
> apheresis catheters. Are
the amounts different depending upon the use
> of the catheter
(dialysis vs. apheresis?)? What do you do if the
> catheter is
used for both dialysis and apheresis...How much heparin is
>
instilled? Thank you very much!
>
> 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
>
>
> Michael Drafz RN, OCN, CRNI
>
Clinical Lead Vascular Access Service
> Sharp Memorial Hospital
Metropolitan Campus San Diego, California
>
>
>
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