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Transitions To Normal Saline Only For Cvads, Megan Lehn, Ann Backes
Transitions To Normal Saline Only For Cvads, Megan Lehn, Ann Backes
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Purpose Statement:
The purpose of this project is to implement a practice change throughout the system to remove heparin flushes for Central Venous Access Devices (CVADS) pending a successful pilot on Medical Oncology.
Synthesis of Evidence:
- Shama et al (2019) conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis including 886 participants that revealed no clear differences in CVC patency between heparin and NS.
- Klein et al (2018) conducted a pilot study on a 30-patient bone marrow transplant unit, each patient had a new CVC and were divided into two groups. Among 698 catheter-associated events overall incidence of central line issues were similar …