outpt infusion reusing IV tubing 72hr

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To reduce cost a suggestion was made to reuse the IV tubing for 72hours 
on a patient that comes in for daily infusion. The patient would have a 
PICC and come for maybe daily abx's. The infusion is done the tubing 
flushed with NS, disconnected from the PICC and a sterile cap placed on 
the IV tubing. It is stored in the med room and used by the same pt for 
3 infusions.
We have been discarding the tubing daily and replacing with new IV 
tubing daily.

Any support for or against this suggested practice. P&P is for tubing 
change 72 hrs but that was written for inpt

Thanks

Pat Dobson