I am posting this for someone having difficulty with PICC placement with very edematous patients. Can anyone offer words of wisdom?
"We are having great difficulty with our PICC insertions on patients who are quite edematous. We are using ultrasound, and have been for quite some time now. We are noticing that when we use a tourniquet on these patients the veins are very difficult to see, and seem to move about as we try to access them. Is the tourniquet increasing the amount of fluid around the veins? If we try it without the tourniquet, it is very difficult to see the veins. The depth is also an issue. Do you have any advice that could help us out? We have a very poor success rate with these particular patients." Thank you ------------------------------------ Nancy Moureau President [EMAIL PROTECTED] 302 Hollywood Forest Dr Orange Park, FL 32003 tel: 1-888-714-1951 fax: 904-264-6887 www.piccexcellence.com ------------------------------------
