Comparison between the effects of normal saline with and without heparin for the prevention and management of arterial catheter occlusion: a triple-blinded randomized trial.

Takahiro TamuraEri KobayashiMariko KawaguchiYuki MatsuokaAkiko FujiiMasahiko AndoYoko KuboTakahiro ImaizumiYasuhiro MiyagawaTakayuki InagakiKimitoshi Nishiwaki

Published in: Journal of anesthesia (2021)

Normal saline with and without heparin showed similar efficiency for both the prevention of occlusion and the results of coagulation.

Keyphrases

venous thromboembolism
growth factor
ultrasound guided