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Ethanol Lock in the Management of Catheter Occlusion
Author(s) -
Pennington C. R.,
Pithie A. D.
Publication year - 1987
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 - 10.1177/0148607187011005507
Subject(s) - catheter , medicine , occlusion , urokinase , parenteral nutrition , surgery , anesthesia
Catheter occlusion by lipid material has been associated with the use of lipid containing “all‐in‐one” compounded solutions during prolonged parenteral nutrition. Previous experience indicated that urokinase is ineffective in clearing such occlusions. We report five patients who developed catheter occlusion with lipid mixes; catheter patency was restored in four by the use of an ethanol solution. No complications were observed, and treatment continued uneventfully in those four subjects. ( Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 11:507–508, 1987.