New systematic review and meta analysis on normal saline versus heparin for patency of central venous catheters in adult patients..

New publication for those interested in maintaining catheter patency in the adult CVAD population..

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5219914/

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