Dohboy

Curos caps should be standard across the board for all piccs by now, they are inexpensive and effective. At no point do they replace the practice of scrubbing the hub.

Yes, aspirate for blood before daily infusions per institutional policy and then flush with remaining saline as mentioned above. This is a way of confirming that the tip is still in the desired location and hasn't migrated. Also a way to make sure the line doesn't have a fibrin sheath forming on the end of the PICC line. And remember to apply Curos caps to any y-ports on infusion lines and apply a Curo cap to PICC catheter after disconnecting IV line.

Depends on the depth of the vein that is attempting to be cannulated. Sometimes it is necessary to have a steep needle angle when attempting to cannulate a deep vein. Every situation is different. But this is a Tik tok video, the intent is humor.

Hello everybody, Was recently discussing with my peers about USGPIV success rates in our department and we were wondering if anyone had some information about any national USGPIV success rates? Or does anyone have any success rate information for their own vascular department they would be willing to share? Our department was interested to see what other teams are considering a standard for USGPIV success rates and when should a department start implementing interventions or education to increase success rates. Appreciate your input! Dohboy, BSN RN