You will not find it because there has not been any research on this issue. So it comes down to the type of healthcare facility where you are receiving infusion therapy. Home care- usually once per day. Ambulatory care - with each visit. Hospital - every 12 hours. But you should always ask, why is this CVAD dormant? Once any VAD is no longer essential for medical management, it should be removed. So there should not be that many CVADs that are left in when therapy is complete. Lynn
You will not find it because there has not been any research on this issue. So it comes down to the type of healthcare facility where you are receiving infusion therapy. Home care- usually once per day. Ambulatory care - with each visit. Hospital - every 12 hours. But you should always ask, why is this CVAD dormant? Once any VAD is no longer essential for medical management, it should be removed. So there should not be that many CVADs that are left in when therapy is complete. 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