In our facility, we occasionlly have to do this for a pt who are no longer receiving dialysis (in the acute care setting) prior to the doctor writing the order to dc the catheter. Our dialysis department has us flush with the same concentration (5000u/cc -- then the amt written on catheter for fill volume) only one time a week.
Sarah Jones RN, BSN, OCN, CRNI
Oncology Nurse Clinician/Infusion Services Coordinator
Upper Valley Medical Center
T: (937) 440-4827
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Same concentration three times per week
Ann Marie
----- Original Message -----
From: Ann Williams
To: Pat Deisch
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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
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Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 7:54 AM
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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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