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Hyaluronidase For The Treatment Of Extravasation In Neonates, Kirsten Hanrahan
Hyaluronidase For The Treatment Of Extravasation In Neonates, Kirsten Hanrahan
Kirsten M. Hanrahan
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Saline For Peripheral Intravenous Locks In Neonates: Evaluating A Change In Practice, Kirsten Hanrahan, Charmaine Kleiber, S. Berends
Saline For Peripheral Intravenous Locks In Neonates: Evaluating A Change In Practice, Kirsten Hanrahan, Charmaine Kleiber, S. Berends
Kirsten M. Hanrahan
PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of saline versus 10 units/ml heparin for peripheral i.v. flushes in neonates. DESIGN: A nonexperimental group design was used to compare the longevity of heparin and saline i.v. locks. A research utilization method was chosen to increase the study power while simultaneously implementing a practice change and evaluating the outcomes. Power analysis showed that a sample size of approximately 120 per group was needed to decrease the risk of beta error to 0.1. SAMPLE: Subjects included neonates in the Special Care Nurseries at a Level III large midwestern university teaching hospital. Data were collected from …
Heparin Vs. Saline For Peripheral I.V. Locks In Children, Charmaine Kleiber, Kirsten Hanrahan, C. Fagan, M. Zittergruen
Heparin Vs. Saline For Peripheral I.V. Locks In Children, Charmaine Kleiber, Kirsten Hanrahan, C. Fagan, M. Zittergruen
Kirsten M. Hanrahan
PURPOSE: To determine the efficacy of saline versus heparin flush solution to maintain peripheral i.v. locks in a pediatric population. METHOD: A prospective, randomized, double-blind design was used. A sample of 124 peripheral i.vs. were flushed with either saline or heparin in saline. Subjects were infants over 28 days of age and children. FINDINGS: The heparin and saline groups were comparable for total hours duration of the i.v. and for incidence of complications. CONCLUSIONS: Saline is efficacious in maintaining patency of peripheral i.v. locks in children over 28 days of age.
Evaluation Of Saline For I.V. Locks In Children, Kirsten Hanrahan, Charmaine Kleiber, C. Fagan
Evaluation Of Saline For I.V. Locks In Children, Kirsten Hanrahan, Charmaine Kleiber, C. Fagan
Kirsten M. Hanrahan
A practice change to saline for peripheral IV maintenance was evaluated in a large teaching hospital in the Midwest. Subjects (N = 126) were children over 28 days of age, with peripherally placed IVs. Group I (n = 68) were children randomly selected to receive saline flush in an experimental study. Group II (n = 58) consisted of children receiving the saline flush after the change in practice was made. There was no significant difference between groups for either of two measures of IV duration. The mean duration of the IV from first flush was 35.38 hours for Group I …