SVC is considered acceptable. We have no information about results of curled catheters.
It was great to see you too! Nancy Moureau, BSN, CRNI PICC Excellence, Inc [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1-888-714-1951 ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Godelieve Goossens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 22:40:50 +0200 > >First of all, thanks to all people I get the opportunity to meet last >week at the AVA conference. It is always nice to know at least a few >people to whom you are talking (writing to)... > >Here I am with a question about a PICC with the catheter tip initially >at the right position at the transition of the RA-SVC. The 80-years old >patient need a line for supportive therapy (packed cells and blood >platelets). For one or another reason it moves away and it is still >positioned in the SVC but with a curl. I flushed already vigorously >with no success. > >-What is the riskfor DVT when letting the PICC in place with no action? >Is this described in literature? > >-If necessay to get the tip in the right position again (for supportive >therapy which need no central line), what is the best practise? > >-Is inserting a new PICC the best decision? > >Thanks in advance for your reply, > > > >Lieve > > > > > >_________________________ > >G.A. Goossens >Surgical Oncology Departement >Clinical Nurse Specialist IV Care >University Hospitals Leuven >Herestraat 49 >B-3000 Leuven, Belgium >Tel: +32 16 332211 ask for the beep: 18/44650 > +32 16 346831 >Fax: +32 16 346834 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > >MedComp Proud Sponsor of the Vascular List Serve. >Yahoo! Groups Links > ><*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vascular/ > ><*> Your email settings: > Individual Email | Traditional > ><*> To change settings online go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vascular/join > (Yahoo! ID required) > ><*> To change settings via email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ><*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ><*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > >
