Daniel4503

I share in the frustrations of having an art line that won't pull back and won't transduce a good arterial wave form/pressure. It is hospital policy where I work that all arterial lines must be transduced on the monitor regardless of how well they work. This is a hassle sometimes because a patient may have three arterial lines (one radial for BP and blood draw, one IABP arterial line in the L fem, and maybe one arterial sheath from the cath lab in the R fem). This can make it frustrating have to deal with the alarms of 3 art lines. Getting back to your original point, yes I think it is bad to have taken the arterial line off the monitor. In any case, an arterial line that isn't working should be removed in my opinion.

It is my hospital policy to infuse amiodarone through a filter. As far as phlebitis is concerned, I have not noticed a trend, but it is known to have the potential to cause irritation. I think this irritation might be concentration related.