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A Meta-Analysis Of Effects Of Heparin Flush And Saline Flush: Quality And Cost Implications, C. Goode, M. Titler, Barbara Rakel, D. Ones, Charmaine Kleiber, S. Small, P. Triolo
A Meta-Analysis Of Effects Of Heparin Flush And Saline Flush: Quality And Cost Implications, C. Goode, M. Titler, Barbara Rakel, D. Ones, Charmaine Kleiber, S. Small, P. Triolo
Barbara A. Rakel
The purpose of this meta-analysis was to estimate the effects of heparin flush and saline flush solutions on maintaining patency, preventing phlebitis, and increasing duration in peripheral heparin locks. The average effect size (d value) across 15 studies with a total sample size of 3,490 was .0573 for patency (clotting). The 95% credibility interval ranged from -.2267 to .3413. The average effect size across 13 studies with a total sample size of 2,356 was -.0757 for phlebitis. The 95% credibility interval ranged from -.2497 to .0983. The average effect size for duration across six samples with a total sample size …