God bless you for going there! Keep us posted on your progress . . .
On 1/19/06, Heather Nichols <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> I was reading through my INS Standards of Practice today ( no I was not
> bored) to try to get some info to decrease my anesthesiologist "bigger is
> better", way of thinking. It is said that catheter selection should be the
> smallest gaug and shortest length, that will accommodate the prescribed
> therapy. Could anyone tell me where I might find the "prescribed therapy"
> for the size of catheter needed for a patient going in for surgery? Is
> there any info out there to support the doc's need for an 18 or 16 gauge
> short peripheral in a vein that is in no way big enough to support it? The
> doc's tell me it is for possible resuscitation purposes, but the flow rates
> on the peripheral catheters we use do not make enough of a difference to
> support this either. I know I am probably fighting a losing battle, but I
> need to know either way. My patients are the one's being made to suffer for
> what seems to be archaic practice.
>
> Heather Nichols RN BSN CRNI
> Infusion Services
> University of Louisville Trauma Institute
> 530 S. Jackson St.
> Lou. Ky. 40202
> (502)562-3530
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