Heparin vs normal saline solution locking
Occlusion of CVC (combining participant and catheter as unit of analysis) Blood withdrawing · adults with CVCs
Heparin may leads to lower occlusion of CVC (combining participant, and catheter as unit of… compared with normal saline solution locking (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Heparin versus 0.9% sodium chloride locking for prevention of occlusion in central venous catheters in adults 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.7 [0.51, 0.95]10 studies · 1672 participantsLow