There are numerous types of injection sites being used today, but all valves are not created equal. There are valves on the market that, although needleless, cannot claim that they can assist you with the challenges of occluded catheters. Catheter maintenance assists in maintaining catheter patency until the IV therapy process is complete. Catheter maintenance includes dressing changes, catheter capping, stabilization, proper flushing techniques, regular monitoring, etc. Technique dependent Difficult to teach Practiced inconsistently Difficult to perform with luer activated devices Because of the challenges of positive pressure flushing, new valve technologies have been introduced that automatically reverse the fluid reflux associated with conventional valves.
Drug delivery is faster and easier with the vial adapter, Y-site adapter and extension sets.
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