Re: Ports need to be flushed no matter what

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Obviously, the importance of flushing itself has been established. You should

also check with your surgeon about what to flush your port with. Crazy enough,

most floor nurses, even at a children's hospital don't know port care. We've

had numerous instances where they have tried to flush with 50 units of heparin

instead of 500.

Re: Ports need to be flushed no matter what

Yeah, sometimes the drs think they know more...but i learned something too

once...FOLLOW the MANUFACTURER'S DIRECTIVES....no exceptions. Do ya'll have

the booklet that came with the port.....if so, pull it out and show it to

any dr who says differently....the folks who make it create the rules about

managing it....

I'm glad things turned out OK, so sorry ya'll had to go thro