Peripheral venous catheter

depth of entry. The optimal drainage route should be direct and as short as possible, but mustbe absolutely free of any intervening organs or vital anatomic structures. The point of entry should be the most dependent past of the abscess as possible. CT is the method of choice for detailed anatomic delineation of the catheter access route.[15] Technique of Catheter Insertion :The“Seldinger technique” used for angiographic catheter insertion was modified for use in this procedure. Catheter insertion was done using either CT or US guidance. Fluoroscopy was used as an adjunct whenever needed as during catheter manipulation or repositioning. A floppy tip J guide wire was advanced through the…

Introduction Intravenous infusion therapy is an infusion of fluids directly into the patient’s bloodstream via a vein using an intravenous catheter. It is frequently used in hospital settings for patients that require a rapid onset of medication and for those who are unable to receive medications orally. According to Adams and Urban (2012), intravenous (IV) infusion is considered to be the most dangerous route of receiving medications because medication cannot be retrieved once it enters the…

Phlebitis As each patient prepares for their stay in the hospital, majority of them will have an intravenous catheter inserted for fast and easy infusing of medications, fluids, and/or blood products when needed. Inflammation of the vein’s walls where the IV is placed on the hand or arm is termed at phlebitis. Phlebitis is the most common complication of IV infusions and occurs in 30% of patients that are receiving infusions within the hospital (Mullen & Mullen, 2007). Majority of the cases are…

In the article “A controlled trial of smart infusion pumps to improve medication safety in critically ill patients” the authors, Rothschild et al., identified the need to improve medication administrations through the use of intravenous pumps (2005). The goal of the research study was to assess medication errors, the causes for the errors, how smart pumps impacted (both negatively and positively) medication errors, and how patient safety can be improved. They recognized that little research…

from a rare complication during subclavian venous cannulation Abstract- Placement of central venous cannulation (CVC) is generally a safe procedure but several complications like pneumothorax, arrhythmias, arterial puncture, infection and thrombosis may occur even in the experienced hands. Complications related to guide wire insertion or removal are very rare and mostly relate to expertise and knowledge of operating person. So here we report a rare but completely avoidable complication i.e. loss…

ABSTRACT The use of peripherally inserted central catheter lines for central venous access in patients has increased in recent years despite a lack of evidence regarding safety. A recent survey of invasive catheter practices among patients in the United States found that 37% of terminally ill patients use peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC lines) as part of their treatment protocol. The goal of this paper is to inform the reader about the safety, teaching, and care of peripherally…

evaluated how to prevent CVC dialysis infection. One of these studies is that of Rickard & Ray-Barruel (2009) who performed a review of 11 dialysis CVC dressing infection-control practices. The assessment revealed that the handling of the dressing is very important in infection control especially in avoiding the spread of bacteria from an unknown colony. The study observed that catheter dressings treated with chlorhexidine have a 52% reduction in bacterial infections as compared to other…

Standardizing central venous catheter care: hospital to home The guideline for Standardizing central venous catheter care: hospital to home was obtained from the National Guideline Clearinghouse. This guideline standardizes care of the central line to ensure continuity of care and decrease complications. Central line infection and thrombosis cause thousands of deaths each year and increases medical costs (CDC). Proper care of the central line utilizing antibacterial dressings, passive…

Children’s of Alabama has medication precautions, fall risk precautions, and a “Do Not Use” list in place to protect patients. SBAR is used to effectively communicate patient and nursing needs to physicians. Pharmacy and the nursing staff verify medications before the medication is ever administrated to patients, to reduce errors. Call-lights are in place for patients to alert employees to wants and needs. Nursing Informatics help implement and educate employees on electronic charting.…

(Morrison, T., 2012). The nursing staff had suggestions for organizations to consider that could help improve the reduction of infection rates. When these suggestions were brought to the CLABSI committee and a catheter line-care bundle was implemented, the rate of infections dropped 64% (Morrison, T., 2012). I found this small study to be useful even though it was limited in size, it does help supports the PICOT statement. Furthermore the study could be used to take a closer look at what nurses…