Editor—It is common practice to flush a central venous catheter (CVC) manually when occlusion is suspected. The manufacturers of one silastic CVC commonly used in neonatal units recommend a maximum ...

Children with IVLs, aged 1–17 years, were randomly assigned to receive saline flushing every 12 h (group A) or every 24 h (group B). The main outcome was the maintenance of catheter patency. Results ...

1,2 This is usually resolved by retraction of the catheter and repositioning, followed by a confirmatory chest X-ray. We propose that forceful flushing of the catheter in our case caused the tip to ...

A middle-aged woman presented with acute chest pain after a saline flush was applied to her central venous catheter (CVC). It had been placed 12 months earlier, through the left subclavian vein to ...

This medication is given by injection into the IV catheter as directed by your doctor ... Keep all medications away from children and pets. Do not flush medications down the toilet or pour ...

(4) local anesthesia to the operative zone; (5) tract dilatation and PD catheter insertion through the sheath; (6) inner cuff placement; (7) reverse exit site tunneling; and (8) completion ...

Allow the solution to dwell for 60 minutes. If the patency of the catheter is restored, withdraw 5 mL, discard it, and flush the catheter with 20 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride injection. If the ...