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Mar 05, 2006 08:53 PM

de-accessing a port-a-cath, Safety Loc Huber?

Updated Mar 05, 2006 at 08:57 PM by DutchgirlRN

I de-accessed a port this morning. I flushed x 2, firmly pulled straight out and no problem, no rebound stick. But am very curious about this huber....

This particular huber looked different from any I've ever seen. The best way I can describe it was that it looked as though it was encased in a clear plastic box about 1" long and 1/2 wide and had a while plastic base that stuck to the patients skin. Is this a Safety Loc Huber? Could I have done something to it before pulling it? It looked as though there was a little lever on the front. I pulled the lever and nothing happened. Is this box just to get a better grip or does it do something clever? Thanks.

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No. 1
from nurse educate
Old Mar 05, 2006, 08:58 PM

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www.isips.org/.../LifeGuard%20Step%203-Live.jpg

Is this it?? Or this??

www.bbraunusa.com/.../bbraun_usa/surecan175.jpg
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No. 2
from DutchgirlRN
Old Mar 05, 2006, 09:20 PM
Updated Mar 05, 2006 at 09:26 PM by DutchgirlRN

Default Re: de-accessing a port-a-cath, Safety Loc Huber?
Originally Posted by nurse educate
I get invalid file clicking either link. I'll try googling these devices and get back, Thanks.

It's not this one:
www.isips.org

Nor this one:
www.bbraunusa.com

I'm wondering what the heck it is? I've tried googling safety hubers also and no luck.
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from nurse educate
Old Mar 05, 2006, 09:26 PM

Default Re: de-accessing a port-a-cath, Safety Loc Huber?
Originally Posted by DutchgirlRN
It's not this one:
www.isips.org
That one is crazy looking!!!

Just google the images, and you'll find the ones I tried to send you.
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No. 4
from DutchgirlRN
Old Mar 05, 2006, 09:31 PM

Default Re: de-accessing a port-a-cath, Safety Loc Huber?
Originally Posted by nurse educate
That one is crazy looking!!!

Just google the images, and you'll find the ones I tried to send you.
Yes it looks like something you would insert into a robot or 6 million dollar man. Thanks, I'll keep checking.
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No. 5
from nrsjen
Old Jun 21, 2006, 07:01 PM

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Thank you so much for posting this info. I JUST got stuck the other day de-accessing a lifeport, and had to go thru 5 of the worst days of my life, workers comp, labs, bloodwork, booster immunizations and the worst being the meds. Protease inhibitors and antiretrovirals. UGH. And it's not over. But thank God we got the source sample back and the patient was negative! YAY!!!! But just to know that this is something that has happened to others (the rebound stick) and that there are devices in existence to prevent this from happenning. All I was thinking for this whole week is "there are all kinds of safety needles and devices, but I have never seen a safety huber" well, now I have. I think I will take this to the attention of the infusion providers that I usually work with. Thanks again!
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No. 6
from rnangel2
Old Jan 31, 2008, 08:45 PM

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I have been put in charge of rewriting our policy for deaccessing portacaths and am looking for evidence based nursing practice information on this. Can anyone help me with this? I am new to this site and this whole process of policy writing.
At my facility we currently flush with 10cc normal saline and then 10cc of u100/cc heparin and I deeply feel this is too much heparin especially with the WHIN system we are using now without an additional 4way stopcock tubing.
Thank you
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No. 7
from DutchgirlRN
Old Jan 31, 2008, 09:30 PM

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No. 8
from cny4rn
Old Jan 31, 2008, 10:37 PM

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the one I flushed today was 10 cc of saline and 5cc of Heparin. ( I think 5 cc of Heparin is the usual dose.)
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No. 9
from GrumpyRN63
Old Feb 13, 2008, 10:51 PM

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we use 6cc Heparin
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