From: "Kelly Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: Malposition
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 07:19:53 -0700 (PDT)
Okay, we JUST had something like this happen yesterday. It wasn't due to
power injection, but nonetheless, it made us rethink some things.
A gentleman came in with a PICC I had inserted in the beginning of August.
Apparently he had gotten a one or two doses of chemo before he was
admitted. He had heparin running since admission. The PICC was out 1 cm
from my insertion record, so I ordered a CXR to confirm placement. Low and
behold, the tip was up the IJ!! Well, as you can imagine, my mind started
going in circles. I contacted his heme/onc CRNP and we decided, at this
point, to pull it back to subclavian placement so he could continue to get
his meds for the weekend, and come Monday, we'd figure out what we wanted
to do. She asked why he couldn't get chemo with subclavian placement, and
I explained what it could do to the vein, comparing it to as bad or worse
than what Vanco will do to a subclavian with prolonged treatment. She
understood and I need to have a plan of action for Monday morning of what I
want to do with this guy.
Background: he has lymphoma in his abdomen (this is what I was told). I
don't believe the first insertion was traumatic (I remember his name, but
nothing specific, telling me it went smooth), meaning he had veins.
What is everyone's suggestion? Do an exchange or insert a whole new PICC
in the other arm? Like I said, I need your help so that I can go back in
on Monday with something to tell the heme/onc people with a rationale.
They are usually very receptive to what we want, so it won't be a hard
sell, I just want to be prepared.
Also, this made me think that there should be some protocol to reconfirming
PICC placement, but how often is often enough? This patient was just
admitted, but we can probably assume that his last chemo treatment went up
his IJ.
Thanks in advance,
Kelly
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Subject: Re: Malposition after power injection
I had also heard that the distal end of the Power PICC was the same as the
Poly Per-Q-Cath, and I wondered how we can be confident that it will not
migrate out of the SVC. I have seen it happen with the Poly PQC with
movement.
Paul makes a good point about making sure the tip is in the lower SVC. This
is not something we can count on radiology techs to consider. If a power
injectable PICC is in mid or upper SVC, it probably should not be left in
place, as it will be assumed that it can be used for pressure injection.
Leigh Ann
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Subject: RE: Malposition after power injection
I wouldn¢t think so. You have gravity working in your favor when you are
attempting to flush the tip out of the IJ. Also from what I understand, the
composition and dimensions of the Power PICC catheter body is the same as
the Poly Per-Q-Cath (it was beefed up in the hardware of the hub, Y-section
and extensions to cope with the pressure of the speed injectors) so should
respond to that procedure in the same way as a Poly Per-Q-Cath.
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Subject: Re: Malposition after power injection
So does this mean that the POWER PICC is not easily flipped when it is
inadvertently placed in the IJ??
On 10/12/06, Blackburn, Paul < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Susan, Nadine, Dennis, et al
The Bard PowerPICC was designed and tested to ensure that the catheter tip
does not whip about during power injection of contrast media. The catheter
in fact may back up slightly (about 1cm), but does not whip about in the
SVC during injection. The testing was done in a model that simulates
normal human body temperature, blood flow and pressures. The contrast
media that was used for the testing was the most viscous product available
on the market. The testing was conducted on many catheters over the course
of several days. In other words, the catheter was in place in this
simulated human environment for nearly two weeks, with power injection of
contrast media taking place daily. So in reality the testing simulated
conditions that would be found in the patient care environment, outside of
the fact that very few patients would recieve power injection of contrast
media on a daily basis. With that being said, we did not see the catheter
soften or flex enough to flip into
another vessel--unless the catheter was not properly situated in the
first place. In other words, if the catheter tip is located any where from
the lower 1/3 of the SVC to the Caval/Atrial junction, it does not leave
the SVC even with repeated power injections over the course of serveral
days. To that end, I don't believe the Bard PowerPICC will malposition
merely because of the injection of contrast media.
Hope this helps to explain things a little. Please let me know if you have
additional questions or need more detail. Paul
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Subject: RE: Malposition after power injection
Makes me wonder if this is something that was considered and or studied by
any of the manufacturers.
Paul????Are you reading?
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From: "Nadine Nakazawa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> I was wondering that once power PICCs have been out for awhile if we
would
> see this phenomenon occur ---secondary malposition because of all the
> whipping around. How deep to you place your original PICCs?
>
> Nadine Nakazawa
>
>
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>
> >From: "DAVID LONGSETH"
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Malposition after power injection
> >Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 20:05:42 -0500
> >
> >Saw a set of CXR's last week that were of interest. Pt had a 5Fr Power
PICC
> >placed in the AM,then a CT in the afternoon (chest for PE,I think).
Later
> >in the evening pt. began having discomfort and swelling in the neck.
CXR
> >af ter PICC placed showed a good lower SVC placement but the evening's
film
> >showed the line up the IJ,perhaps with the tip in smaller collateral
vein.
> >Apparently the CT contrast injection was strong enough to flip the PICC
up
> >there.
> >Was wondering if anyone else has seen this occur,but then also wonder
if
> >this doesn't happen more frequently and we just never know....
> >David
> >
> >
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