Originally posted by unregistered: What is the best way to return blood to the patient at the end of treatment in regards to access safety ?
In the clinic I work for we return pt's blood at blood pump speed of 150. I disconnect arterial line, hook a 10cc syringe of ns to end of art needle line and flush the line. The arterial bloodline is hooked at the saline bag line and unclamped to run the saline to return blood to pt at a blood pump speed of 150.
Originally posted by jlo: In the clinic I work for we return pt's blood at blood pump speed of 150. I disconnect arterial line, hook a 10cc syringe of ns to end of art needle line and flush the line. The arterial bloodline is hooked at the saline bag line and unclamped to run the saline to return blood to pt at a blood pump speed of 150.
Hi, where i work we always wash back at a pump speed of 100 to minamise any access problems.
