Heparinized vs Nonheparinzed saline in arterial lines

zolly786 · Mar 12, 2007

we use nonheparinized saline for our art lines

oMerMero · Mar 13, 2007

No heparin for us!

cvicugirl, BSN, RN · Mar 13, 2007

Just saline here, also.

incublissRN, BSN, RN · Mar 13, 2007

normal saline

BBFRN, BSN, PhD · Mar 13, 2007

Ours come up from surgery with heparinized saline, but when that bag runs out, we change over to normal.

msjangir · Mar 13, 2007

Nonheparinised, now heperinised saline is stale to use as a continous flush for arterial and other transducer lines. New studies show it is contraindicated and raising the chance of bleeding in those who already have abnormal coagulation as we use heparinised as our old practice. so for now only non-hep.

Mahirn

Nurseboy1 · Mar 14, 2007

Normal Saline

cardiac.cure03 · Mar 16, 2007

Ours come up from surgery with heparinized saline, but when that bag runs out, we change over to normal.

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healys · Apr 25, 2007

Our hospital is considering switching from Heparinized flushes....to Normal Saline. I have only been able to find replacement of heparin with saline for peripheral line flushes only. Please let me know if Saline flushes for ALL lines is becoming more common practice or not worth exploring.

Thanks.

oMerMero · Apr 25, 2007

We always flush our unused lines with saline every four hours, whether peripheral or central. That becomes routine with assessments. I understand med-surg floor atill used heparin, but they flush the lines less frequently.

StacieRN, RN · Apr 27, 2007

I advocate for switching to saline everywhere. It's personal with me. In January of last year, I developed HIT (heparin induced thrombocyotepenia).

Because of the HIT, I STILL have a DVT that extends from mid-left subclavian backward and up the jugular and downward half-way down my axillary vein on the left.

Also, I developed 3 subdural bleeds because of the thrombocytopenia and anticoagulation.

All in all a heck of a lot to go through - just because I had a reaction to heparin flushes.