Thank you Lynn, is the meaning of "dedicated line" the same in INS standard 61 C. 7 b. where is says, "Consider use of a designated single-lumen catheter to administer lipid-containing PN solutions"?
Yes, you should designated one lumen to be dedicated to PN and lipids only. Nothing else should go through that lumen when the PN/lipid is infusing. Two reasons - stability of a piggybacked drug into the PN solution and infection risk from manipulation of the system. This does not mean that this same lumen can not or should not be used for other infusions before and after the PN. Lynn
Yes, you should designated one lumen to be dedicated to PN and lipids only. Nothing else should go through that lumen when the PN/lipid is infusing. Two reasons - stability of a piggybacked drug into the PN solution and infection risk from manipulation of the system. This does not mean that this same lumen can not or should not be used for other infusions before and after the PN. Lynn
Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, NPD-BC, CRNI
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