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dtarvin
Suturing PICC line

 I would like to know how many institutions are suturing PICC lines instead of using a securement device. 

Peter Marino
Sutures

PICC lines were taken away from the RN's about 3 or 4yrs ago and are placed via Interventioal Radiology and sutured in.

Peter Marino R.N. BSN CRNI VA-BC Hospital based staff R.N. with no affiliation to any product or health care company.

dtarvin
Securement

 This is why I asked this question. PICCs are sutured in radiology, but inserted anywhere else and a securement device is used. Shouldn't we be using the same standard, the best standard for all the pts, no matter where the device was inserted?

 Darla Tarvin RN VA-BC

Mercy Clermont Hospital

lynncrni
Yes, the same standard should

Yes, the same standard should be used everywhere and the best outcomes are with a manufacturerd stabilization device. Sutures grow biofilm leading to an increased risk of infection and there can be needlelestick injuries with their use. Lynn

Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, NPD-BC, CRNI

Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.

PO Box 10

Milner, GA 30257

Website http://www.hadawayassociates.com

Office Phone 770-358-7861

fpaquet
Securement devices all the way

 At my institution, every professional inserting the PICC (Intervention radiologist or nurse) uses a securement device - the same one.  If the patient comes from another institution, the sutures are removed and replace by a securement device. 

France Paquet, RN, MSC, VA-BC(TM), CVAA(c)
Clinical Practice Consultant, IV therapy and Vascular Access
Transition support office
McGill University Health Center
Montreal, Quebec, CANADA

Interventional ...
suturing PICC lines

All 5 of our hospitals use the securement device, no sutures.

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