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Tell the doc's to go review
the Society of Interventinal Quality Indicator Vascular Access Benchmarks of
2005. The accepted DVT rate is 2%. I can have Slyvia from
Bard send you the file
Kathy From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thu 3/30/2006 6:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: DVT's I too have had the MD state that they seem to see more DVT with PICC lines.
I am tracking them and trying to analyze the findings. Over the past 5 years our
DVT rate has been around 2%. We place about 1900 lines per year. I don't find
that extremely elevated.The Doc' thought it had to do with using the Bard power
PICC . I do not see that, I am looking at the DX. meds,tip placement and age and
sex of each patient with a DVT. Has any one else seen any increase in DVT
with the dual lumen power PICC?
Linda |
