We frequently use Twin Caths at our hospital, especially for patients going for angioplasty and needing 2 peripheral IV sites...They are two separate lumens, one proximal one distal, and you can run incompatibilities as each lumen exits separately. I find that the catheter has a lot of "drag" when you put it in, and they seem to get phlebotic sooner than two separate IVs. Good for short term IV access in patients with nice big veins!!
Jenny Graziani
Monongalia General Hospital
Morgantown, WV
From: "Cindy Schrum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: Inquiring mind
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 09:04:23 -0400
>So with a twin cath you have 2 IV's? Really just 2 ports right?
>Because you can't give incompatibles through a twin cath.
>
>I don't understand the benefit of a twin cath versus a piggyback at
>a
>Y-site. Larger catheter, more risk of complications. I've never
>used
>them or been where they were used with any consistency. It seemed
>to
>be an ED thing.
>
>Can someone explain the benefit to me and tell you how they have
>worked for you?
>
>On 10/5/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> We use the Arrow Twincath which has an external pigtail and has a
>>20g and
>>a 22g lumen. They work great for when we need two PIV's for
>>patients that
>>are on the Alcohol withdrawal pProtocol and you need two lines.
>>
>>Betsy Harmon RN CRNI
>>Vascular Access Team
>>Critical Care Unit
>>Alaska Native Medical Center
>>Anchorage, Alaska
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>Original Message:
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>>From: Cofield, Louise [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 09:52:00 -0400
>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Subject: RE: Inquiring mind
>>
>>
>>Could it be "Twin Cath" manufactured by arrow ; manufacture #10998?
>>
>>
>> Louise P. Cofield RN BSN , CMSRN
>>St. Francis Hospital
>>Clinical Educator Med/Surg
>>Ext 6166 Pager# 390-1167
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Julie Steele
>>Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 9:14 AM
>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Subject: Inquiring mind
>>
>>
>>Anyone remember the name and manufacturer of the dual lumen
>>peripheral IV
>>catheter from about 15 years ago? It had a blue hub on the external
>>pigtail.Thanks, julie
>>
>>
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