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If i understand what your are saying, you use prefilled saline flush for reconstitution. You take out little quantity of saline, aspire the drugs from a vial and then change the label of the saline syringe to warn that it no longer contains saline. Is that what you mean?

It will be very interesting if you could post it! Thanks for your answer

Dear all, Do you always use saline flush before and after each drug treatment? Do you use it for other purposes? Do you use it for all patients or are there some catheters that do not require the use of saline flush? or other circumstances that justify not to use saline flush? Thanks for your help!

Thankks for your answer! Do you know if all brands license saline flush in prefilled syringes as a device or some license it as a drug?

Are you saying that dialysis centers in the US do not use prefilled syringes? Why? Will it chnage in the future? What tye of containers they use to fill syringes (vials or bags), which one is the more widespread?

What is RNs?

Thanks a lot for this very clear answer!

Do you know if these groups use their own prefilled syringe of saline flush solution or they use famous brand like excelsior, covidien, hospira...?

I found a list of some : -Davita -Fresnius -Dialysis corporation of america -DCI -KRU -Liberty -FMC -Renal care group are they the main players? Do you have other names in mind?

Dear all, I heard that somme practitioners were using prefilled syringes of saline to both flush but also sometimes to make reconstitutuion or dilution? Is is something common in wards? What is your opinion about this practice? Regards

Dear all, Can someone explain me how does the amercian dialysis system work? Are dialysis provided by private companies or public? Thanks for your answers

i heard that some practitioners were using prefilled syringes of saline flush to make reconstitution or dilution of drugs? is it something that often happen? what is your opinion about that?

I heard that some practitioners were using prefilled syringes of saline flush to make reconstitution or dilution of drugs? Is it something that often happen? What is your opinion about that?

If it is licensed as a device, who is in charge of ordering it? Is the phrarmacy allowed to do so?

Dear all, I heard that some saline flush were licensed as a drug , others as a device. Can you explain me the difference? Is it an advantage to be licensed as a drug? what are the implication of being licensed as a drug? in terms of logistics, storage distribution, price...? thanks for your answers, Best regards, Antoine Pineau

Dear all, Can you tell me how many prefilled syringe of saline flush do you use per patient per year? When do you use it? Is the usage different for each venous access? Thanks for your help, Best regards, Antoine Pineau

Dear all, I know that guidelines in hospital recommend to aspirate the lock solution but can you explain me the real reasons of it? (risk for the safety? allergies?...) Are the risk different between heparin and citric solutions?Is it dangerous to directly flush a citrate solution? Thanks for your aswers

Dear all, Do you know why port Cath are slightly not used is UK for chemotherapy treatment? All units mainly ued what they call "cannula"...Do you have an explanation to this? Thanks for your answers, Best regards, Antoine Pineau

I noticed that some dialysis units and oncology units use the heparin 5000units/ML. Is it recommended? Why not use the 10 or 100unit/ml solution? Thanks for your help?

Dear all, Are Groshong central tunneld catheters used in Hemathology? If not why? The fact that , they do not require lock solution is an avantage or not? Do you think they will replace the classic catheters which require lock solution in the futur? thanks for your answer

Dear all, I am carrying out a research on catheter lock solution and i need the help of specialist. -Do you know in each oncology unit the split (in %) of patients treated with cannulae, PICCS, Hickmans and ports? (do not hesitate to give an opinion even you are not sure) -Do you know which lock solution is mainly used for PICCS, Hickmans and ports? -Do you know if groshong PICCS are more used than open ended PICC or if in the long term if they will replace open ended PICCS? THanks for you help best regards