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1. Rational for PICC guidwire removal prior to CXR

   PMRMD replied to bsn178's topic in Infusion

   Another way to identify PICC tip location is with ECG guidance. An ECG signal can be derived from the guide wire or from a saline flushed PICC (e.g., after guide wire removal). The technique is based on the dramatic changes in the P wave as you get w...

2. PICC nurses...do you read your own tips

   PMRMD replied to mrsbratmom's topic in Infusion

   I thought I would mention another way to do tip location in real time - ECG guidance. The principal is that an ECG can be derived from the guide wire of the CVC and the P wave dramatically changes as you get within about 4 cm of the SVC - right atria...