Remember that in Normal Physiology the Wedge Pressure is less than the Pulmonary Artery Diastolic Pressure Jose M. Rodriguez-Paz MD The pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) is a commonly used device…
Remove a Pulmonary Artery Catheter in Patients with New-Onset Ventricular Arrhythmia and in most Atrial Arrhythmias William R. Burns MD Arrhythmias are common in the critically ill patient and can…
Remove Kinked or Coiled Pulmonary Artery Catheters Hari Nathan MD A postplacement chest radiograph should always be obtained after placement of a pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) (Fig. 66.1). The postplacement…
Do not “Whip the Tip” when Testing a Pulmonary Catheter before Insertion Rachel Bluebond-Langner MD Prior to placement of a pulmonary artery (PA) catheter, the balloon should be tested, all…
In a Patient with a Previously Placed Vena Cava Filter, do not Use the J-tip on the Guidewire When Using the Seldinger Technique to Place a Central Venous Catheter Lisa…
Be Meticulous in Technique when Inserting and Caring for Central Venous Access Catheters in the Intensive Care Unit to Lower the Incidence of Infection Lisa Marcucci MD Central venous catheters…
Never Thread a Triple-Lumen through a Cordis Bradford D. Winters MD, PhD Introducer catheters (i.e., Cordis catheters) are used for the placement of devices, such as pulmonary artery catheters (PACs)…
Do not Remove the Intravenous Catheter Used for Plasmapheresis Immediately after the Last Treatment Kelly Olino MD Plasmapheresis is performed through either centrifugation or membrane plasma separation. Centrifugation technique is…
Place the Tip of a Central Venous Catheter at the Junction of the Superior Vena Cava and Atrium Jayme E. Locke MD Central venous access is often necessary in order…
Avoid Placement of Central Access In The Right Internal Jugular in Cardiac Transplant Patients if Possible Benjamin S. Brooke MD The outcome of cardiac transplantation has improved dramatically over the…
