FW: heparin flush

[Jones Lucy - Austin]

Title: heparin flush

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jones Lucy - Austin
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 12:36 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: heparin flush

I've had some questions recently about heparin flushes.  Our current order set (which I 'inherited) specifies 3 cc of 100 unit/cc heparin flush for open-ended picc lines, yet for subclavian central lines we use 10 unit/cc heparin.  Can anyone tell me specific guidelines for volumes and concentrations when it comes to heparin flushes for either type of central line?

Sincerely,

Lucy Jones, RN CNRN
PICC Services
St.David's Medical Center, Austin, TX
512-370-4391, 512-205-7177 (text and digital pager)
512-867-5575 (fax)