Posted: August 16th, 2017

To ensure patency of central venous line ports, dilute heparin flushes are used in which of the following situations?

To ensure patency of central venous line ports, dilute heparin flushes are used in which of the following situations?
a) Daily when not in use
Daily instillation of dilute heparin flush when a port is not in use will maintain the port.
b) With continuous infusions
Continuous infusion maintains the patency of each port. Heparin flushes are used after each intermittent infusion.
c) Before blood drawing
Heparin flushes are used after blood drawing in order to prevent clotting of blood within the port.
d) When the line is discontinued
Heparin flush of ports is not necessary if a line is to be discontinued.