Infused CTs and CVCs

[Donna Alden-Bugden, RN, MN]

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Does anyone know if you can use a CVC including a PICC for an infused CT. I had a patient the other day who had a PICC and was going for an infused CT. They said that they wanted an 18 G peripheral in the AC...I told them she had a PICC and they said they couldn't use the PICC for infused CT....so I had to poke this poor lady again...and I can't understand why (the only reason I can think of is perhaps the pressure used in infusing the dye may damage the PICC??). If regular IVs can be used for the dye, why can't PICCs??? Can you use PICCs for IVPs or are they a different case altogether. Please excuse my ignorance re: this topic as I am not a CRNI and I don't work with CVCs a lot up until now.   Donna   ***************************************************** Donna L. Alden-Bugden, NP, RN, BScN, MN(ANP) Nurse Practitioner & Emergency Nurse, Winnipeg, Manitoba [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alternate E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Canadian Nurse Practitioner Website http://www.NPCanada.ca *****************************************************