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    USE ONLY ANTI-REFLUX VALVE CAPS WITH PICC LINES IF T-CAP IS NOT AVAILABLE, DO NOT CLAMP PORTS--IT WILL CAUSE THE CATHETER TO FLUX. DO NOT USE SYRINGE SMALLER THAN 10CC CHANGE DRESSING EVERY 7 DAYS AND PRN CHANGE PRN CAP EVERY 3-7 DAYS DEPENDING ON FREQUENCY OF

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    USE ONLY ANTI-REFLUX VALVE CAPS WITH PICC LINES IF T-CAP IS NOT AVAILABLE, DO NOT CLAMP PORTS--IT WILL CAUSE THE CATHETER TO FLUX. DO NOT USE SYRINGE SMALLER THAN 10CC CHANGE DRESSING EVERY 7 DAYS AND PRN CHANGE PRN CAP EVERY 3-7 DAYS DEPENDING ON FREQUENCY OF

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    USE ONLY ANTI-REFLUX VALVE CAPS WITH PICC LINES IF T-CAP IS NOT AVAILABLE, DO NOT CLAMP PORTS--IT WILL CAUSE THE CATHETER TO FLUX. DO NOT USE SYRINGE SMALLER THAN 10CC CHANGE DRESSING EVERY 7 DAYS AND PRN CHANGE PRN CAP EVERY 3-7 DAYS DEPENDING ON FREQUENCY OF

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    ARROW/GROSHONG/MEDCOMP

    PICC LINE MAINTENANCE

    • NO BP ON PICC LINE ARM

    • NEVER USE SYRINGE SMALLER THAN 10CC

    • CHANGE DRESSING EVERY 7 DAYS AND PRN

    • CHANGE CAP EVERY 3-7 DAYS DEPENDING ON FREQUENCY OF USE

    • WHEN USING FOR BLOOD DRAWS, DISCARD FIRST 5CC OF BLOOD

    • FLUSH WITH 20CC OF NS AFTER ALL BLOOD DRAWS

    • FLUSH WITH 10CC OF NS AFTER EACH USE, OTHER THAN BLOOD


    DRAWS

    • FLUSH EACH PORT EVERY 12 HOURS IF USED INFREQUENTLY

    • DOCUMENT ALL DRESSING CHANGES OR ANY MAINTENANCE


    DONE TO CATHETER

    • IF FLOW THRU CATHETER SEEMS TO BE SLOWING, TRY FLUSHING


    CATHETER WITH 10CC NS USING A PULSING ACTION. THIS WILL
    CAUSE A TURBULENCE WITHIN THE CATHETER AND HELP TO
    CLEAN ANY RESIDUE WHICH MAY BE BUILDING UP INSIDE.

    • USE ONLY ANTI-REFLUX VALVE CAPS WITH PICC LINES

    • IF T-CAP IS NOT AVAILABLE, YOU MUST FLUSH WITH 3CC OF


    HEPARIN FLUSH (10 UNITS/CC) USING A 10CC SYRINGE.

    • DO NOT CLAMP PORTS—IT WILL CAUSE THE CATHETER TO CLOT

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