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What Are the Recommended Site Care Instructions for Spire Biomedical RetrO and XpressO Catheters?

April 26, 2017biomedical catheters instructions recommended retro site spire xpresso

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What Are the Recommended Site Care Instructions for Spire Biomedical RetrO and XpressO Catheters?

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RetrO and XpressO Catheters: Completely clean the entire skin area around the catheter. Be sure to cover the catheter exit site and the silicone extensions of the catheter. Cover site with occlusive dressings applied per institutional protocol. The dressing must be changed in sterile conditions. Please note that wound dressing must be kept dry. A catheterized patient must not swim, shower or soak dressing area during bathing. Do not use Acetone or Iodine based solutions on any part of the catheter tubing.