We had a call today from an Oncology Pharmacist asking what to do when a child has a pork allergy and will be getting a port placed in about a week. What is the flushing protocol in this situation. Please answer as quickly as possible as this is happening soon.
Thanks!
Ann Williams RN CRNI
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Infusion Specialist
Deaconess Home Infusion
Evansville, IN 47747
I am assuming you are asking about locking rather than flushing. INS SOP 2016 says you can lock all CVADs with normal saline or heparin 10 units per mL. See page S78 I. 2 and 3. This includes implanted ports. There are a variety of alternative lock solutions now used for treating or preventing CRBSI and these are listed in the INS SOP but these all require a compounding pharmacy to provide them. Lynn
Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, BC, CRNI
Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.
126 Main Street, PO Box 10
Milner, GA 30257
Website http://www.hadawayassociates.com
Office Phone 770-358-7861