Does anyone have any
articles regarding not placing a PICC line in a patient with bilateral
mastectomies with lymph node removal on both sides. Our pulmonologist, who
places central lines, felt we sholud have placed one in a critically ill lady
with bilat mastectomies that was getting Levophed thru a finger IV. He said she
was more at risk from the finger IV than she would have been the PICC, which is
true. He had gone ahead and placed a subclavian line before speaking with me.
Is there any
research about this? Is this another thing we do because it has always been done
this way/ I just want to do what is right for the patient.
Martha Torres
RN
Presbyterian
Hospital of Dallas
Dallas, Texas
75231
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