Venous Pool Technique (VPT)

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Specializes in CICU, NICU, Advice Nursing.

Hello,

Does anyone work in a unit that uses VPT? Our unit is looking into possibly using this method for our patients but have not found any policies. Would anyone be interested in sharing the info with the rest of us?

I'm aware of the study in AZ, haven't found anything else about it.

Thanks!

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, educator.

The area that is supposed to have

the pool is in close vicinity to many nerves and the brachial artery. A few of our attendings had talked about this many years previously and the decided that it wasn't a safe practice and in literature many times it isn't reliable so you end up doing an art stick anyways.

Be interesting to see if anyone here does it.

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I haven't heard it referred to in this manner - just to make sure I'm understanding you - is VPT drawing off an IV catheter? I found this one study but wasn't sure if it's the same thing.

Evaluating venous pool technique for blood sampling in neonatal ICU. - PubMed - NCBI

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Specializes in NICU.

What is it and how is it done?

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