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heparin lock

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heparin lock
 Intensive care A cylindrical multiport device with a rubberized access port which is incorporated into a venous access catheter and designed to facilitate IV administration of medications. See Access device, Heparin. Cf Saline lock.


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The practice of sequentially administering sedation medications using the same syringe and needles to all patients in an individual clinic session through a heparin lock attached to an IV cannula was determined to be the mechanism for patient-to-patient transmission of HBV and HCV.
is recalling about 17,000, one lot, of Pre-Filled Heparin Lock Flush Solution USP syringes, because the syringes are contaminated with the bacteria Serratia marcescens.
is recalling about 17,000, one lot, of Pre-Filled Heparin Lock Flush Solution USP syringes, because the syringes are contaminated with the bacteria Serratia marcescens.
 
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