![]() Note: only used in Critical Care Areas catheter tip is positioned within the right atrium (if soft silicone catheter) or at the junction of the superior vena cava with the right atrium (if polyurethane catheter, to avoid right atrium wall damage). Indications: Difficult intravenous access infusion of irritant drugs, vasopressors and inotropes short term total parenteral nutrition Įxamples: Multi-lumen short-term CVC Percutaneous introducer Temporary hemodialysis catheter (Vascath®) □Non-tunnelled (also known as Percutaneous and Non-Cuffed CVC): the catheter is inserted by puncturing directly into the skin and vein without tunneling the subcutaneous tissue. They can be classified as Non-Tunelled, Tunelled, Peripherally inserted and Totally implatable, depending on how the catheter is inserted. PICC line is a Peripherally inserted catheterīefore we tie a knot in our brain trying to understand all these different lines, let’s start by defining the group to which these catheters belong □Ĭentral Venous Catheters (CVC) also known as a central line or a Central Venous Access Device (CVAD) are indwelling devices inserted into a vein of the central vasculature. Portacath® is aTotally implatable catheter Permcath® and Hickmann® line are Tunnelled catheters
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