Normal Saline Versus Heparin Intermittent Flushing for the Prevention of Occlusion in Port-a-Cath

Normal Saline Versus Heparin Intermittent Flushing for the Prevention of Occlusion in Port-a-Cath: Randomized Controlled Trial

Purpose:

An evidence implementation of a randomized controlled trial for whether there is the difference in intermittent flushing 0.9% normal saline and heparin? Design: a single-blind randomized controlled trial

Method:

This study is based on the 5A (Ask, Acquire, Appraise, Apply, Audit) of evidence health care step, and design randomized controlled trial for evidence implementation.

We will include inpatients over 20 years-old adults in New Taipei City TuCheng Hospital, Taiwan, who need administration medicine by port-a-catcher. The sample size is 192 according to G-power software. Random allocation software has using for block randomization, would assign to group A: flushing with 0.9% normal saline 10ml, group B: flushing with 0.9% normal saline 20ml, and group C: flushing with heparin 100 USP/ml. SPSS 20.0 software for statistical analysis, mean or standard deviation, one- way ANOVA would use.

Inclusion Criteria:

Non-pediatric inpatients over 20 years of age with PAC placed for any disease and who need medication during hospitalization.

Exclusion Criteria:

History of PAC obstruction, continuous high volume drip via PAC, taking anticoagulant or antiplatelet agents, abnormal blood coagulation, pregnancy or contraceptive use, specified flushing solution by case