Yes like a heparin lock w/o the heparin. For example; on post op day one morning we will stop running fluids and saline lock the cordis to take the patient for a walk and then not restart any fluids...
Was looking for practice issues in other areas regarding the "locking off" of the cordis/introducer. I work in a post surgical unit and we use them for our open heart patients. We have a lot of...