Swan Ganz Cath Question

[bwt02]

It is standard practice in the Trauma/Burn ICU that I work in to use iced injectate solution with the coefficent set accordingly. It seems to me that this iced solution could very well be stunning the myocardium in a heart that is already comprimised (Cardiac or Septic Shock). Just wondering what the standard is in other facilities.

[big sweet life]

In the SICU where I worked we did not use iced injectate, however instead of NS we were taught during our critical care course to use D5W. Anyone else ever hear this?

I recently read something about this. Seems that calibratation of swan catheter by maufacturers, or monitor manufacturers, is done with D5W solution, fluid density I believe, something along those lines. Anyone else aware of this? I thought that interesting since use of NS solution is all of seen over past 5-6 years.