What about using ultra sound on the other side for a triple luman? Charlotte
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cole, Darilyn - MET Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 4:12 PM To: Venous List (E-mail) Subject: propofol I have a dilemma and this comes up often these days. Not enough lumens for all the dedicated drips needed. I have a patient in ICU with a dual picc, she is on dopamine, propofol and cefepime. They are infusing the antibiotic in a piv in the hand of her picc arm. The dopamine is needed for pressure support so they cannot interupt it for the antibiotic. She has virtually no veins on the opposite side. I really don't want to exchange this out for a triple lumen picc. On our compatibility chart it states dopamine and propofol are compatible. The manufacturer states nothing else to infuse with propofol because of infection risk. So do the risks outweigh the benefits of combining these drugs to save the potential harm to the picc arm? Darilyn Cole, RN CRNI IV Therapy Dept. Methodist Hospital 7500 Timberlake Way Sacramento, CA 95823 Privileged/Confidential information may be contained in this message. The information contained in this message is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above and their co-workers who are working on the same matter. The recipient of this information is prohibited from disclosing the information to any other party unless this disclosure has been authorized in advance. If you are not intended recipient of this message or any agent responsible for delivery of the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken in reliance on the contents of this message is strictly prohibited. You should immediately destroy this message and kindly notify the sender by reply E-Mail. Please advise immediately if you or your employer does not consent to Internet E-Mail for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of the firm shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it.
