Matthew Gibson, RN, CRNI, VA-BC, CPUI, discusses his study published in the Journal of the Association for Vascular Access showing that anti-reflux needleless connectors with bidirectional flow control, like Nexus TKO, produce the least amount of blood reflux in vascular access devices. Uncontrolled blood reflux leads to serious patient safety issues like thrombotic occlusions, bloodstream infections and delayed treatments, as well as costs. These findings are consistent with the Infusion Nurses Society’s (INS) recent guidance on needleless connectors and blood reflux. Learn more: prn.to/3xHLmlv.
