De-accessed Port w/o Flushing! Please help!

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Hello, what happens if, in a bizarre moment of forgetfulness after 12 years of working with ports, you suddenly de-access the port WITHOUT flushing? The IV fluid that was running was clindamycin. After infusing the clindamycin, the port was de-accessed, no saline or heparin flush administered.. please help

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Specializes in Oncology (OCN).

It needs to be reaccessed and flushed asap

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Oncology nurse here who deals with ports daily. You absolutely have to reaccess, flush and heplock. It happens! We are all human 

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Specializes in Oncology, ID, Hepatology, Occy Health.

Another oncology nurse here who agrees with the above. Port needs to be reaccessed and  flushed. And yes, we all make omissions sometimes.

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