arterial & venous sheath

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can anyone help me find ways of differentiating an arterial or femoral sheath following angiogram?:redbeathe thanks...

Specializes in Critical Care.

i've just been assigned in cath lab in our hospital. i have not come across any patients yet that have multiple sheaths at the same time (max was two and the operator remembered V from A). for those with no transducers, or those doesn't routinely use 1 because of the additional costs to the patients, wat other advice can u give pls? is it always true that the venous sheath is located nearer the genitals than the arterial?

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When in doubt--aspirate.

Just my :twocents:

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