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Researchers find that using patients' own blood, rather than saline, helps preserve veins in coronary bypass grafts

In a collaboration between the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and Carilion Clinic, researchers have learned that by preserving large superficial leg veins intended for coronary bypass ...
Nursing Times

A comparison of heparin and saline flush to maintain patency in central venous catheters

Heparin is routinely used to keep central venous catheters patent but is it the most effective flush solution? A systematic review was undertaken to find out AbstractAnderson BJ et al (2010) What is ...
Medscape

Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

The mechanism in the AngioJet rheolytic thrombectomy (RT) system (Figure 1) involves the delivery of pressurized heparinized saline from the catheter, where saline jets travel backwards creating a low ...
Science Daily

Investigation Of Contaminated Heparin Syringes Highlights Medication Safety Issues

An outbreak of bloodstream infections appears to have been caused by the contamination of pre-filled heparin and saline syringes made by a single company, according to a new report. The subsequent ...
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Researchers find that using patients’ own blood, rather than saline, helps preserve veins in coronary bypass grafts

Scott Johnstone (left), an associate professor with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, and Mark Joseph, a cardiothoracic surgeon with Carilion Clinic, led a study published in the Journal of ...