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Heparin administration - dedicated line?

Saduf Ashfaq's picture

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Hello everyone!

Do you all have policies that explicitly say to give heparin drip via a dedicated line?
And is it run as a primary line vs secondary?

None of our policies specifically say this and we're getting push back from a few folks that want the ability to use the same line for other meds. My understanding has always been that it should be through a dedicated line due to multiple reasons:

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