Mr know it all replied to LesYou's topic in Home Health
Just to note, gently cleaning that tubing is tricky business. It is easy to re-tear the skin around the actual insertion site. It is a thing to be proud of when you see the skin grown over and around...
Mr know it all replied to LesYou's topic in Home Health
Saline flushes keep the tubing clean, but only the required cc amount. Then Heparin will 'lock' the picc line tubing with an even safer solution for the mid term time until next, TPN 'feeding'. That...