Some portacaths that I accessed have no blood return, but is flushing well.
Sometimes have but need to reposition the patient, raise the arms, twist the head to either left or right, lower the headpart and then you will get blood return. Even if the portal system was deaccessed and reaccessed. Still the same with no blood return.
What do you think are the causes? Is it safe to use the portacath without blood return with the vesicant chemotherapy agents but is flushing well?
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Some portacaths that I accessed have no blood return, but is flushing well.
Sometimes have but need to reposition the patient, raise the arms, twist the head to either left or right, lower the headpart and then you will get blood return. Even if the portal system was deaccessed and reaccessed. Still the same with no blood return.
What do you think are the causes? Is it safe to use the portacath without blood return with the vesicant chemotherapy agents but is flushing well?