Flushing and Locking Your Central Venous Catheter (CVC)
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"Flushing Your CVC" means putting a small amount of saline into each lumen to clear it out.
In this video you will learn the following:
1. 0:27 What is flushing and locking your CVC
2. 2:32 When to flush and lock your CVC
3. 3:05 How to flush and lock your CVC
To read the pamphlet "Know About Your Tunnelled Central Venous Catheter (CVC)" click here: https://www.uhn.ca/PatientsFamilies/H...
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