The Optimal Depth to Insert a Central Venous Catheter Don’t make it harder than it should be. There are two key points to keep in mind for patient safety regarding
By convention, peripheral IV catheters are sized in gauge, and central venous catheters (CVCs) are sized in French. This table compares French sizing to gauges for catheters with flow rates.
The exsanguinating patient, it’s a problem we don’t want to experience and can be found all over healthcare. It can be the ED trauma patient, the OB with a placenta
Have you gone into your email to find an old message to complete a critical task only to find yourself an hour later reading some of a well-written, interesting article
Depending on your role in your healthcare organization, you likely have a different comfort level with analytics. As a clinician who is growing as a patient safety professional, I needed
The choice of central line insertion location has an outsized impact on a number of quality metrics related to central line safety. Outside of the surgical specialties, the use of
Rapid Central Vein Assessment (RaCeVA) is a systematic, standardized approach for ultrasound assessment before central venous catheterization. Ultrasound use for central line placement not only provides superior procedural advantages but
I wasn’t familiar with the term “double-stick” when I went through my anesthesia residency. Although we did the typical “big cases” and trauma, we did not routinely place two central
This is the place to start if you want to know what type of central venous catheter your patient needs. The first step of central venous catheter placement is confirming
If you have ever tried to place an IV or use an angiocatheter to access the vein for a central line, you familiar with the experience of a “dry thread.”
Central line placement is as standardized of a procedure as you can find in healthcare. No matter the city or hospital, the steps are exactly the same without much debate
Sepsis is one of the most challenging medical conditions facing our hospitals today. Sepsis occurs in less than 10% of our hospitalized patients, but it contributes to as many as
Central venous catheterization is a vital medical procedure, widely used in various healthcare settings. While it plays a crucial role in patient care, it also carries inherent risks, including arterial
Anyone who has seen me around the hospital knows that in general, I will always have 2 things with me. A pen to write with and my trusty set of
I am a personal development enthusiast. Ever since I can remember I have been looking for a better way to do everything. Our almost unlimited potential for personal growth is
If you have received any education on healthcare quality and safety recently, you have likely heard the phrase: high reliability. High reliability is one of my goals as I work
As a patient safety expert, I find myself persuading my colleagues in operations to consider a different tack. It’s not that I don’t like lean operations. I detest waste and
Driver diagrams are widely used for performance improvement. They are a visual display of a team’s theory of which factors “drive,” or contribute to, the achievement of a project aim.
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 1.5 million Americans get sepsis each year, and for at least 250,000 of those individuals the infection proves
For almost all medical students and interns, the first procedure you will perform that can legitimately cause harm or death to a patient is a central line placement. As a
