Would anyone be willing to share their drafts of their policies re: vein preservation for CKD/ESRD? We are in the process of drafting our own, including the KDOQI 2006 Clinical Guidelines. We'd like to avoid reinventing the wheel, and I'd love to see what others have drafted.
We're a 450 bed teaching facility with a 24/7 IV Team and ~12 hour PICC placement 7 days/week.
Thanks,
Mari
Mari Cordes, BS RNIII VA-BC
Vascular Access Department
University of Vermont Medical Center
There was a roundtable at AVA this year on CKD patients and PICC's. Not sure of the discussion as I was in another session. I just looked and the presentor was Randy Cooper, MD from the Southwest Kidney Institute in Phoenix. It says that vein preservation was one of the topics discussed. Hope this helps.
Cheryl Kelley RN BSN, VA-BC
I'll look him up - thanks, Cheryl. We're almost finished writing our policy; if it's okay with the co-writers, I'll post it when it's complete.
Mari Cordes, BS RN
Mari Cordes, BS RNIII VA-BC
Vascular Access Department
University of Vermont Medical Center