We use 10ml saline, once weekly, in any unused lumen. Most of ours are the PASV PICC by Boston Sci.
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 Ann Marie Parry Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 1:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: flushing What protocol are folks using for flushing unused lumens on a line is double lumen PICC with TPN running through one lumen? Heparin only? saline only? saline and heparin?? Thanks in advance Ann Marie >>> "Kristin Robertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 5/18/2006 5:48 >>> PM >>> Hi all. We just received samples and info on the new Algidex patch. We haven't trialed them yet. The savings to switch from Biopatch to Algidex is @ $18,000.00 annually. Any thoughts or personal experiences with Algidex? Any good studies comparing the two out there yet? Thanks, Kristin Kristin C. Robertson R.N. Vascular Access Specialist IMPORTANT WARNING: The information in this message (and the documents attached to it, if any) is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this message by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken, or omitted to be taken, in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this message in error, please delete all electronic copies of this message (and the documents attached to it, if any), destroy any hard copies you may have created and notify me immediately by replying to this email. Thank you. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the originator of the message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifies and with authority, states them to be the views of Deaconess Health System.
