Can anyone share what type of full body drape they use for PICC insertions?(manufactuer, measurements of drape, how many fenestrations etc)Â Does it completely cover the patient's face and feet? Any issues with the patient's face being completely covered? Thanks
Our professional practice and PICC councils and RN IIIs led a product evaluation of Arrow, Navilyst, Bard and Proxima drapes for the IV Therapy department. Proxima (Medline) and Bard were the only ones that had head-toe drape in one piece, with fenestrations. The group chose the Bard drape. It is designed just for PICC insertion in the upper extremity, is easy to apply once past the learning curve, and is large enough to cover the patient. The Proxima drape was large also (don't remember the dimensions), but the placement of the arm fenestrations seemed to be compromised by the subclavian/IJ fenestrations, and made the drape shorter on the procedure side so that the patient's hand or fingers were often not covered and we had to add another drape.
Fewer patients mind the drape over the face than I anticipated, though it can be an issue. We had a metal shop create a bar that has one bent end that slides under the patient mattress, and another end bent toward the pt. face that we can attach the drape to. If the bed or stretcher doesn't allow use of this device, the drape is substantial enough to allow the PICC assistant to arrange the drape off of the patient's face on the non-procedure side, while tenting it up to prevent contamination of the procedure area by the patient's head/mouth/trach.
The Bard drape also has resealable perforations on the sides for ease of drape removal, and at the head end, providing another option to assist with patient comfort re: drapes on the face.
The drape comes in a kit with a sterile gown and a cap. You'll find a short instructional video here: http://www.bardaccess.com/acc-max-bar.php
All of the companies for whom our group evaluated a drape came to our facility to demonstrate their drapes and provide instruction.
Mari Cordes, BS RN
Mari Cordes, BS RNIII VA-BC
Vascular Access Department
University of Vermont Medical Center
I'm also curious about what other folks are doing - anyone else?
Mari Cordes, BS RN
Mari Cordes, BS RNIII VA-BC
Vascular Access Department
University of Vermont Medical Center