Elizabeth
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From: Erickson, Wendy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 7:51 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Potential Dialysis Patients and PICCs
Last week at the AVA conference we heard a speaker indicate that a contraindication for a PICC is a patient with a creatinine greater than 3. Our docs have asked us to avoid the non-dominant arm for PICCs - which sometimes requires a crystal ball, as to who might end up on dialysis. Having something more concrete like the creatinine level would be much better for us. Is there any reference or study out there that backs this up? I know I will need ammunition when I approach the nephrologists and surgeons, beyond "I heard it at a conference"!
Thanks in advance!
Wendy Erickson RN
PICC Service Coordinator
Luther Midelfort - Mayo Health System
Eau Claire WI
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