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Using blood tubing to administer drugs

heathervaught
in Transfusion Services

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Hi everyone,

 

I am posting a question on behalf of one of my customers in the hopes that you all might be able to help me :-)!. 

 

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We had a CRNA use blood tubing after a transfusion had ended for LR and meds.  I have never encountered blood tubing being used for anything other than blood, and can't find anything specific in the standards, except for Std 5.26.9 about addition of drugs or other additives to blood.  It seems like very bad practice to me.  

 

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Any advice that you can give would be great. 

 

-Heather

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comment_50929

If it was flushed after the blood why not . . .  it's probably already on a pump and ready to go . . .

Edited by David Saikin

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comment_51161

Agree with David.  I did see a physician once administer lasix (I think that was what it was) through the same tubing that blood was being administered through,  but for a change I kept my opinion to myself :P

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