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How should injection ports on a central venous line be managed when not in immediate use?

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1Leave them open to ambient air for ventilation
2Keep them closed and covered with a sterile cap or sterile gauze✓
3Flush them with heparinized saline every 10 minutes
4Apply topical povidone-iodine (Betadine) ointment daily

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Keep them closed and covered with a sterile cap or sterile gauze

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