Fwd: RE: Renal Criteria for PICC line insertion

[Jennifer Kettle]

>>> "Alma Kooistra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 6/1/2006 1:42:56 PM >>> I'm not sure how helpful this is, but if the patient has any indication of renal failure I check with their nephrologist for their blessing before I place a PICC.  Sometimes they say no, but most times they have me go ahead and place the PICC in the patient's dominant arm. I have no policy written on this and no references listed.  Just my own good (?) judgement. Alma Kooistra RN, CRNI ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Patricia Luptak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "list serve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Renal Criteria for PICC line insertion Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 11:08:01 -0700 (PDT) I need help from the group on an important issue. I need to know what criteria is in place where you practice on when you hold from using a patient's arm for PICC placement due to renal insuffiency. In addition if anyone has policies, references from journals, literature, etc. please list them as well. I have a nephologist that wants to restrict PICC placement based on creatinine but with our elderly patient population that would severly limit any PICC placement if we went with that number globally. Any help from my colleagues is needed and appreciated in advance    Thanks    Patty Patty Patty Luptak RN OCN BSEd Manager Oncology/Infusion Services @ Jefferson Regional Medical Center LITE Presidential Advisor www.lite.org   __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam?  Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com