Does normal saline flushing in long‐term central venous catheters (CVC) prevent occlusion vs heparin flushing
CVC occlusion rate per 1000 catheter days Ability to infuse solution through CVC · infants and children with a long‐term CVC
It is very uncertain whether does normal saline flushing in long‐term central venous catheters… changes CVC occlusion rate per 1000 catheter days: ability to infuse… compared with heparin flushing (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Normal saline (0.9% sodium chloride) versus heparin intermittent flushing for the prevention of occlusion in long‐term… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRate ratio 0.75 [0.1, 5.51]2 studies · 229 participantsVery low