You replace the secondary tubing and Y adapter. You reuse the same primary tubing and same primary dextrose bag so that part of setup is not necessary. You don't need to recap the tubing when you are done since you discard the tubing and bags. You must put all the bags and tubing in the biohazard bin rather than leaving them set up. Chelation Therapy Chelation therapy requires a similar procedure.
Chelation is used to clean out the arteries and veins and to remove heavy metals from the body.
It costs about . However, if it were done it conjunction with other IV therapy, the additional cost would be negligible. I am not a medical professional. These are my notes I made from my 5-day instruction at St. Paul's hospital with Trina Zubach, preparing me to handle the Ganciclovir IV at home for myself. You might use these notes as a base to create instructions for the procedures taught by your health care provider.