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1. Returning wasted blood to a line?

   jdkrn replied to aquaphoneRN's topic in MICU

   Could you cite the references regarding wasting "3xs the dead space"? How is dead space determined? thanks

2. Returning wasted blood to a line?

   jdkrn replied to aquaphoneRN's topic in MICU

   What type of system do you use? Thanks

3. Returning wasted blood to a line?

   jdkrn replied to aquaphoneRN's topic in MICU

   Do you have a policy regarding this? If so, what references did you site? We have had instances where kids and newborns require transfusions because of our "waste". In adults, 5-10ccper draw as waste is ususally no big deal, but in kids with far l...