Indwelling catheters are major sources of in-patient bacteremia. The skin is never rendered sterile. I strongly urge the placement of a small amount of Betadine ointment at the puncture site before applying the dressing. I change dressings daily. Having inserted hundreds of central lines, all without complication, I can say that enhancing pt. safety is always rewarded.
Also, i have seen that some physicians wear two sets of gloves. One pair of larger and darker indicator gloves, and one pair of lighter outer gloves. That configuration shows very clearly if the outer pair of gloves are broken. I was just wondering why the glove configurations can very from hospital to hospital and what the benefit is for having one pair of gloves.
Justina Branham i was given the option to be put under, which i chose to be put under for the placement. Glad i was but waking up and the first couple of days were pretty painful, they gave me alot of pain meds within like the first 12 hrs of me actually being awake, but after like 3 days with it it didnt hurt as much. But i was also allergic to the covering they used so we had to make sure anytime we changed the dressing it was the correct kind and stuff. Other than that it wasnt too awful, the only other thing i hated was having to sleep in different positions because i could lay on my sides and be comfy so i slept on my back which i hated
Tyler Asher I also had one of these when I was diagnosed with transverse myelitis, also for plasmapherisis. Mine was done with no sedation or anesthetic other than lidocaine and it was one of the most painful procedures that I have ever experienced. I'm still traumatized.
There are germs everywhere, including the air, on hospital surfaces like tables and bed rails- even with disinfection. You are not allowed to raise your hands above your head or out as that increases the amount of germs passed on to your sterile gown and gloves by the air. You aren’t allowed to extend your hands pass the cuffs of the gown without gloves because again- this can cause germs to spread onto sterile surfaces. The medical devices demonstrated in this video were sterile- meaning it was sterilized to completely- 100% kill all germs and microbes. Why these procedures? A center line infection can be catastrophic, causing death and pain to patients. A line placed through the body- into the heart must be sterile to avoid a central line infection. Even one germ could cause infection.
@@kerbalt692 wow, great job of not addressing why there are more germs when raising one's hands, etc. What a display of taking a lot and saying nothing. Please. Don't become a teacher.
they need the sonogram for every iv i get, unless they go in my foot or ankle,, but they wont because of type 2 diabetes, but my primary dr takes blood from the top of my foot,,,
