RE: dressing changes and protocol/procedures for DVT in PICC Arm

[Ratz, Karen]

We have a line care team that is responsible for all the dressing changes to subclavian, jugular, arterial , Hickman and PICC lines. They are nursing technicians that perform this task. We have 1 full time and 2 others that are part time. They perform the dressing change with sterile gown,sterile gloves and the large sterile drape,chloraprep, and the biopatch. They also wear the mask and hair bonnet. We had 1 PICC infection last year and 0 central line infections. The technicians also assist us with PICC insertions if not busy with dressing changes.     From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Helen lazeration Sent: Sat 2/25/2006 2:18 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: dressing changes and protocol/procedures for DVT in PICC Arm Need some help with two items:     Just need an informal survey on how many facilities have their IV/PICC Teams do the routine dressing changes or if the nursing staff do the changes and how everyone feels about the nursing staff on the floors doing the routine dressing changes.       Also, if there are any facilities out there who have physicians leave a PICC in place with a DVT and anti-coagulate the patient to try and break down the DVT?  If so, do you have a policy/procedure in place for this scenario that you would be willing to share?   Helen Lazeration, CRNI Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Fairbanks, Alaska          ******************************************** This message and accompanying documents are covered by the  Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2521,  and contain information intended for the specified individual(s) only.  This information is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient  or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you  are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and  that any review, dissemination, copying, or the taking of any action  based on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you  have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately  by e-mail, and delete the original message.         *********************************************