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Restoring Patency of Thrombosed Catheters with Cryopreserved Urokinase
Author(s) -
Gale Gordon B.,
O'Connor Dennis M.,
Chu JenYih,
Stanley Darwin
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.935
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1941-2444
pISSN - 0148-6071
DOI - 10.1177/0148607184008003298
Subject(s) - urokinase , medicine , cryopreservation , intensive care medicine , cardiology , surgery , biology , embryo , microbiology and biotechnology
In order to eliminate wasting vials of urokinase, 5000 U/ml aliquots were reconstituted and frozen. The urokinase remained effective for clearing thrombosed catheters for as long as 9 months. When catheters become occluded, patency can be restored by previously frozen urokinase. ( Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 8: 298–299, 1984)