which one do you use in your cvicu?

In our CCU we use:

arterial lines

central lines/swans (without CCO)

Chest Tubes

Intubation

This top section is standard on all of our surgery patients.

CVVH, IABPs and VADs are obviously used only when necessary.

I haven't been a lot of places, but these seem pretty standard--why do you ask??

All of the above in the present and all + VADS in the previous one.

What do you usually use in a cvicu(open heart)?

central lines?

PA(swan-ganz)?

a-lines?

CVVH?

chest tubes?

Bloon pump?

intubation?

thanks,

haa

Multiple invasive lines (swans, PA thermistors, LA lines, triple lumens, quad lumens, Quintons, Hickmans)

Arterial lines

CVVHD/CAVHD

Chest tubes/JPs

intubation/trach

Multiple VADs (balloon pumps, abiomed, HeartMate, Novocor, Thoratec, DeBakey, ECMO)

Pacemakers (external and trannsvenous)

What do you usually use in a cvicu(open heart)?

central lines?

PA(swan-ganz)?

a-lines?

CVVH?

chest tubes?

Bloon pump?

intubation?

thanks,

haa

Central lines, PA lines, A lines, CVVHD, chest tubes, IABP, intubation and VADs

What do you usually use in a cvicu(open heart)?

central lines?

PA(swan-ganz)?

a-lines?

CVVH?

chest tubes?

Bloon pump?

intubation?

thanks,

haa

Agree with zambezi post. Everything above is standard for cvicu. Why do you ask?

Any invasive line known to man

IABP

Vads = De Bakey, thoratec, novacor, heartmate, abio med, bimedicus

Ecmo

BIS monitoring

CVVHDF

All Descending TAAA have spinal drains where we transduce spinal pressures and drain off CSF when pressure is to great.

Nitric oxide vents