In my opinion, skin antisepsis when removing a CVC is only required
when you are doing a culture of the catheter. Lynn
At 9:37 AM -0500 2/8/06, Debra McPherson wrote:
Question for the group.
Central lines fall out--with our removal using aseptic
technique--Bad things do not happen.
MD' s also remove central lines by just placing a sterile gauze over
the site and pulling.--Bad things do not happen
So is it over kill for nursing to clean the site prior to removal?
We do not do this for peripheral IV.
Naturally a agree with all other aspects such as preventing air
embolism and occlusive dressing until the site has healed.
Thanks, Deb
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Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RNC, CRNI
Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.
126 Main Street, PO Box 10
Milner, GA 30257
http://www.hadawayassociates.com
office 770-358-7861
