vpierre 7 Posts Oct 29, 2009 I am also new in the ICU (1year). But when inserting a quad lumen for example, every line is flushed with a 10ml of normal saline equal 40ml upon initial insertion before x-ray confirmation. The pressure bag on a CVP is flushed with 3ml/hr when it is hooked up. So you may not want to administer any fluid with a volume but a CVP is ok.
JayVArn 63 Posts Specializes in Critical Care. Has 3 years experience. Nov 4, 2009 Thanks for all of your advice, I asked around the unit and the consensus was yes. In the end x-ray showed up within 5 minutes and they ended up not needing a swan, so it all worked out. Thanks for the advice
