Is the catheter lying along or very near the slit of the Biopatch? If so, the Biopatch should separate there as you're removing the dressing and patch, leaving the catheter in place. If the Biopatch slit is opposite or off-line with the catheter, it is difficult to separate the patch from the dressing in order to get it out from around the catheter.
Hope that helps. Aloha, Maria >>> "Rinehart, Nancy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 03/14/06 08:22AM >>> For those of you out there using this patch: are you having any difficulty keeping the PICC in place when changing the dressing? We have had some problems with pulling the PICC out a few cms and my nurses are getting very frustrated. This happens when we have placed the biopatch around the catheter. In the past we just placed the biopatch on the site, we had no problems and wonderful results... I hesitate going back to the "old" way but neither do I want to lose my PICCs. Any suggestions? Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
