Hickman is a trade name for a tunneled catheter, also the name of the
doctor that came up with the idea. In the US, there are no tunneled
catheters available with antimicrobials impregnated into them. Cook
makes the catheters impregnated with minocycline and rifampin and
this is available in a nontunneled percutaneous central line and a
PICC. Lynn
At 7:40 PM -0500 2/9/06, DS BROADHURST wrote:
Looking for information on availability of antibiotic-impregnated
(i.e Minocycline/Rifampin) Hickman catheters in Canada.
As well, is the Biopatch available in Canada?
thanks!
Daphne Broadhurst, RN
Ottawa, Canada
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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
