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

[Bijoux Eze]

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

[Cricket183, BSN, RN]

It needs to be reaccessed and flushed asap

[erica2117]

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

[DavidFR, BSN, MSN, RN]

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