Question about sodium citrate

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What would happen if a dialysis line locked with sodium citrate was accidentally flushed before drawing back? Is 1.5 mL of sodium citrate enough to cause patient harm?

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No generally it is not enough to cause harm really. But an incident report needs to be completed.

We all err; you won't have this mistake on your hands again.

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