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…
Do not Insert, Change, or Remove A Central Line With the Patient Sitting Up Aaron Bransky MD Heidi Frankel MD The insertion of central venous catheters is an extremely common…
Remember that Many Commonly used Intensive Care Unit Drugs Should not be Used in Porphyria J. Gregory Hobelmann MD The porphyrias are a constellation of congenital and acquired deficiencies in…
Do not Crush Sevelamer Hydrochloride (Renagel) to Place Down a Nasogastric or Feeding Tube Ashita Goel MD Hyperphosphatemia is a common metabolic derangement seen in end-stage renal disease secondary to…
Be Cautious in Using Ketorolac in Patients with Marginal Urine Output or Renal Function Angela D. Shoher MD Ketorolac is a nonsteroidal inflammatory agent with greater systemic analgesic properties than…
