Catheter connection and disconnection steps
Connection steps:
- Perform hand hygiene and new clean gloves
- Clamp the catheter (Always clamp the catheter before removing the cap. Never leave an uncapped catheter unattended)
- Disinfect the hub with caps removed using an appropriate antiseptic
- Always handle the catheter hubs aseptically. Once disinfected, do not allow the catheter hubs to touch nonsterile surface
- Attach sterile syringe, unclamp the catheter, withdraw blood, and flush perfacility protocol
- Repeat for other limb (this might occur parallel)
- Connect the ends of the blood lines to the catheter aseptically
- Remove gloves and performhand hygiene
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