lake living

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1. Crrt

   lake living replied to nurseasia94's topic in MICU, SICU

   We used the prisma and switched to the prismaflex. We love it because it is the easiets one out there on the market. Very user friendly. We also reuse the effluent

2. CRRT: Who does it??

   lake living replied to NephRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   I agree the nurses need more training, Yes 240 cc would really drop their Hg and then think about the cost of transfusions. I know that yeast grows within 12 hours in the effluent line and that is why...

3. ICU RN's responsible for CRRT or CVVH

   lake living replied to graciev's topic in MICU, SICU

   we are trained to do the set ups. it takes about 15 minutes. the company helped setthe program up and the assists with review. Managing the patient is the hard part not the set up. I do not want to...

4. ICU RN's responsible for CRRT or CVVH

   lake living replied to graciev's topic in MICU, SICU

   I am surprised that you state the scales are inaccurate because this is an operators issue not inaccurate scales. All machines do this if you ignore an alarm! I did go to their website and the FDA and...

5. Pheonix Machines

   lake living replied to Chipola's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   Davita didn't sue them . Also the import ban is a technicality the machines work great all other companies may come under the same scrutiny. Look at Baxter they had to pull all of theirs from the...

6. CRRT: Who does it??

   lake living replied to NephRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   That scale issue is the nurse not correcting alarms, effluent in the line will grow yeast within 12 hours. Our infection control vetoed the use. We just drain the effluent line in a container or...

7. CRRT: Who does it??

   lake living replied to NephRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   We have the prisma and Gambro always comes and helps train. we looked at the NxStage but that drain taped on the floor is disgusting, how about yeats growth after 12 hours? What happens when a family...