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Sat, 08/30/2008 - 10:16

LoisRajcan

CLC 2000 coming off PICC lines

At our facility, we have recently had an increase of CLC 2000 needleless connectors coming off our PICC lines.

I am looking into the idea of staff manipulation, patient "twiddler syndrome", and staff just removing caps and not realizing it is a necessary part of the PICC.

I am interested in some thoughts from other Vascular Access Teams and their experiences.

Mon, 09/01/2008 - 03:30

FConnor

I cant say I have ever hear

I cant say I have ever hear of it happening.

Fidelma Connor Cancer centre Northern Ireland

Mon, 09/01/2008 - 09:10

Angela Lee

Up until recently we have

Up until recently we have used the CLC 2000. We have not had a problem with caps being removed either by the patient or the staff. However, I have seen the luer portion that spins not engaged so that the cap could easily slip out with little effort. This is an educational issue, I believe, and your problem may also be related to education.

Mon, 09/01/2008 - 14:17

[email protected]

We've used the CLC2000 for

We've used the CLC2000 for years and haven't seen this.

Raquel

Raquel M. Hoag, BSN, RN, PHN, VA-BC

Mon, 09/01/2008 - 16:27

Robbin George

The CLC requires a 2-part

The CLC requires a 2-part application process--The Slip tip must be well engaged first and then the Luer collar must be tightened--We have used this valve for 5 years with only few incidence of either staff or patient removal--The most aggregious incident was by a nurse who disconnected a running IV from a PICC so the patient could be transported to Xray--When the patient arrived in Radiology the tech found the patient head to toe in a pool of blood--I responded to the STAT call and of course found the hub both uncapped and unclamped--The patient, nurse and tech all survived the trauma--Now that we use the SOLO there is an additional barrier with the intergral valve and of course no pesky clamps

Robbin George RN VA-BC

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