Right Management and Flushing

Peripheral and central vascular access devices are a fundamental and essential part of healthcare delivery used extensively in hospital and alternative care settings to meet the patient’s challenging and complex intravenous (IV) therapy requirements. For vascular access devices (VADs) to be a safe and effective tool for administering IV therapy, they must be reliable. Optimal catheter function is demonstrated by the ease of flushing, infusing, and aspirating, combined with an absence of associated complications. This section examines how, why, when, and with what solution vascular devices will be flushed and discusses blood reflux, displacement, and the functions of needleless connectors.