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Diane Price
Petroleum Jelly

The INS reccomends appling petroleum jelly when removing a central line.  What brand is everyone using?

lynncrni
Any brand of petroleum-based

Any brand of petroleum-based jelly will work such as Vaseline or an equivalent generic brand. We changed this language from an antiseptic ointment to a petroleum ointment because the goal is not to provide antisepsis or infection prevention. The goal is to seal the hole at the skin-to-vein tract that could pull air into the vein. Lynn

Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, NPD-BC, CRNI

Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.

PO Box 10

Milner, GA 30257

Website http://www.hadawayassociates.com

Office Phone 770-358-7861

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