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1. Returning blood

   amicro replied to silverfoxxy's topic in Urology

   I think where it matters most is with aN IJ catheter or new access - fistual or graft. The danger is the risk of damaging the blood vessel. Do you aspirate blood into the final flush for a Tessio catheter?

2. Returning blood

   amicro replied to silverfoxxy's topic in Urology

   I have an IJ Tessio catheter and am new to this dalysis center. Recently I noticed that my nurse pulls back blood before flushing the final heparinized saline through. Ofcourse, twice they have had to use retiplase. I tell them not to aspirate but ...

3. To Aspirate or Not

   amicro posted a topic in Urology

   Hello, Dialysis Nurses; A question for you. When you flush a Tessio catheter do you pull back - aspirate couple cc's of blood and mix it into the final flush? Why or why not?