Re: Lab Draws from Mid-line Catheters

[Lynn Hadaway]

Title: Re: Lab Draws from Mid-line Catheters

It should not be done. No studies support this practice. Midlines are in a peripheral vein with a much smaller diameter than the SVC and no data on what this practice will do to the survival of the catheter until end of therapy. Lynn

At 11:54 AM -0700 8/9/06, Thompson,Judith C wrote:

I'd love to hear your view point's on drawing labs from Mid-line catheters?

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Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RNC, CRNI
Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.
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