Effect of open-ended venous port with different sealing fluids to seal tube
Jia Zhang, Keli Yan, Min Wei, Shanshan Wu
Published 2016-11-06
Cite as Chin J Mod Nurs, 2016, 22(31): 4565-4567. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2016.31.033
Abstract
ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of tube sealing using pre-flushed flushing syringes (flush) and heparin saline on open-ended port for venous transfusion during continuous infusion.
MethodsDuring the period of continuous intravenous infusion, a total 90 tumor patients were randomly divided into 2 groups. They used open-ended port for venous transfusion and was sealed by using pre-flushed flushing syringes and 100 U/ml heparin saline respectively. The catheter blockage rate, dispensing time, sealing tube time and cost of single sealing tube were compared between two groups.
ResultsDuring the period of continuous infusion, the catheter occlusion rate of flush group and the heparin saline group were 1.84% and 1.47% (χ2=0.2642, P>0.05); on the dispensing and seal tube time, they were (11.5±2.9) seconds and (10.5±2.6) seconds in the flash group, and (37.1±2.9) seconds and (24.6±3.3) seconds in the heparin saline group (t=41.982, 22.797; P<0.01). The cost for flush sealing is 8.33 yuan lower than that of heparin saline sealing.
ConclusionsDuring the period of continuous intravenous infusion, sealing tube by using flush on open-ended infusion port is safe and effective. The workload of the nurses and cost is reduced, it is worth to be promoted.
Key words:
Open-ended venous port; Pre-flushed flushing syringes; Heparin saline; Catheter occlusion rate
Contributor Information
Jia Zhang
Oncology Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
Keli Yan
Min Wei
Shanshan Wu
