We use the BD Posiflush also. No problem with
this. Have not used any other brand.
Margaret
Nicastro, CRNI,OCN
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717-337-4312
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Subject: Re: Prefill syringes & backflow
Never have this problem with the BD Posiflush syringes. They are
specifically made to overcome this problem. I had huge problems with
this and the Monoject syringes. I gave up and threw them away.
Leigh Ann
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Subject: Prefill syringes & backflow
Has anyone else had problems with the prefills
"backing up"? What I mean is after you remove the cap and push the fluid
up to the tip, if you take your thumb off the plunger for an instant, the
plunger and fluid slip back a bit. This is not so significant
before you flush in terms of a significant amount of air,esp in
adults, but if you are using a neutral displacement valve cap and you
release your thumb from the plunger before you unscrew the last syringe (which
would be normal in my opinion), it allows for blood to back up in the tip of the
line. Even with a positive displacement cap, I am not sure the over flow
with unscrewing is adequate to flush this backflow back out of the tip
thoroughly. Particularly important if only using saline flushes.
Anyone else seen this phenomena? Even clamping before you unscrew, unless
you keep your thumb and hencefore pressure on the plunger, would n ot prevent
this "plunger slippage". Any comments? I had the ICU nurses point
this out to me and they were sure right. The fluid slips right back into
the syringe after you push it up to get ready.
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