We perform many bubble studies both thru PIVs and PICCs. No problems. Bob
>>> "Lynn Hadaway" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 3/10/2006 9:43:20 AM >>> The agitated saline is delivered by hand injection. So if you have established that the PICC is not offering any resistance and that the regular flush goes in without obstruction, I think you could do this with a PICC. Of course, some hands are stronger than others and even with a 10 ml syringe on a partially occluded PICC, the internal pressure can rise to a dangerous level that could lead to catheter rupture. Lynn At 7:20 PM -0500 3/9/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >My only concern is how fast and how much pressure. I am not familiar >enough with the procedure to say for sure. But the 10 ml syringe >requirement would remain and not forcing the flow. So I would think >that for "rapid" infusion the use of the PICC would NOT be >appropriate. > >Tony West, RN, CRNI >Healix, Inc. >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] >SMS: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Cell: 214-674-4848 > >In a message dated 3/9/2006 9:57:40 A.M. Central Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >Can a PICC be used for a bubble study during an ECHO? It would be about 10 >cc of aggitated saline pushed quickly by hand, then flushed and heparanized? > > > >"Please be aware that the Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is subject to >the Florida Public Records Act and any e-mail to or from the System may be a >public record." > > -- 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
