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Um, er...dugh I meant limit stress on right ventricle. Sorry :)

Thanks for the reply. They don't put in extra lines on the weekend at this hospital & a PIV wasn't possible (small community type place). I guess I am still confused because I have worked where direct infusion onto the PA was used limit stress on the left ventricle. However, it's my guess clotting & loss of waveform during infusion (so accidental wedge wouldn't be noticed) + your answer is the rationale? I've just always been one of those people who needs to know the "why" for policy :)

Hi everyone, I just switched jobs. We were allowed to transfuse prbc & blood products through the PA port of a swan if no other access was available. I did that today at my new job & my charge nurse had a fit :) Can anyone explain the rationale behind not using the PA for transfusions in emergent cases? I've done online searches & keep coming up with "you can't use the pa port for infusions" I'd like more specific info. I am very comfy with swans , just need to know this one bit of info thanks so much in advance!