I'm glad i could help. if you think of any useful topics that you can't find good videos for, feel free to shoot ideas to me. I'm enjoy trying to cover topics in different ways.
At the time I created this video there was mixed support on if there was any benifit to flushing peripherals with this method. some people claimed that it could cause damage to the veins because they are smaller than the vessels that PICCs Centrals and MID lines terminate in, but I could not find any supporting research for that point. I would think if you are placing an IV for a dental procedure that it is a very short term access? once the procedure is done they will have it removed? If that's the case, then there isn't much need for a push pause. Mostly it protects the lines from developing occlusions over time. With PICC lines, MID lines and Central lines, the concern is that because they will likely stay in place for an extended period of time, and becasue with many uses they will go hours or days without infusing anything, the risk for developing clot related occlusion is high. And the risks associated with placement are higher than a basic peripheral, so removing one that was in place and having to replace it is not something taken lightly. All that to say: push pause flusing is probably not neccessary for your uses, but there is no research to sugest that it would hurt anything.
Showing the whipping action when flushing is effective. Thanks!
Thank you so much. I use video in a lot of my new grad teaching!
I'm glad i could help. if you think of any useful topics that you can't find good videos for, feel free to shoot ideas to me. I'm enjoy trying to cover topics in different ways.
You mentioned central lines, but would this also work for PIVs? Is this how I should be flushing my PIVs in the dental office setting?
At the time I created this video there was mixed support on if there was any benifit to flushing peripherals with this method. some people claimed that it could cause damage to the veins because they are smaller than the vessels that PICCs Centrals and MID lines terminate in, but I could not find any supporting research for that point. I would think if you are placing an IV for a dental procedure that it is a very short term access? once the procedure is done they will have it removed? If that's the case, then there isn't much need for a push pause. Mostly it protects the lines from developing occlusions over time. With PICC lines, MID lines and Central lines, the concern is that because they will likely stay in place for an extended period of time, and becasue with many uses they will go hours or days without infusing anything, the risk for developing clot related occlusion is high. And the risks associated with placement are higher than a basic peripheral, so removing one that was in place and having to replace it is not something taken lightly.
All that to say: push pause flusing is probably not neccessary for your uses, but there is no research to sugest that it would hurt anything.
is there any worry of dislodgment of catheter tip if flushing is too forceful?
displacement, I mean
There is not evidence I am aware of to suggest that would be a concern
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