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Does the Use of Hydrochloric Acid Damage Silicone Rubber Central Venous Catheters?

Robert J. Shulman, MD

USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics

James P. Barrish, BS

Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas

M. John Hicks, PHD, MD

Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas

Background: Hydrochloric acid (HCl) is commonly used to clear obstructions in central venous catheters (CVC). Methods: To determine if HCl adversely affects the integrity of a CVC we infused 0.1 N HCl daily into CVC in vitro. At weekly intervals sections of the CVC were removed and examined using scanning electron microscopy. Results: Over 8 weeks, no damage to the CVC was visible. Conclusions: HCl administration poses no threat to the structural integrity of a CVC. (Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 19:407-409, 1995)

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Vol. 19, No. 5, 407-409 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/0148607195019005407
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