Nancy,
Try this: Separate the introducer into two parts. Slide the grey part in and out a few times. Then, put it back together with the black part and attempt to insert. This is how I perform all of my MST PICCs and most of the time I totally avoid the need to use the scalpel.
Nancy Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Nancy Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
My question for the day. We use Bard introducer, with groshong piccs. In the past two weeks, it seems I have been having an increasing problem with getting the introducer into the vein. No trouble accessing the vein or threading the guide wire, but when it come to advancing the introducer through the skin, I have been having major problems. Small nick in the skin, able to get light gray part into skin and then I hit the brick wall. Haven't changed my technique. At first I thought it was just the large fatty arms, with deeper veins, but last evening, the last two piccs placed, presented me with this problem. Is anyone having this problem now or in the past? Any suggestion as to what my problem might be. I probably have a 99% success rate with picc insertions and this problem is troubling me. Thanks for any suggestions and for your time as I ramble on.Nancy Sullivan RN__________________________________________________
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