Normal saline will work. Also INS Standard on Flushing and Locking has alternative antimicrobial locking solutions listed. But all of them must be prepared by a compounding pharmacy as there are none commercially available. If you want to go that route, I would probably chose 4% sodium citrate.
Normal saline will work. Also INS Standard on Flushing and Locking has alternative antimicrobial locking solutions listed. But all of them must be prepared by a compounding pharmacy as there are none commercially available. If you want to go that route, I would probably chose 4% sodium citrate.
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