Tag Archives: Ultrasound guided PIV’s
Building a Cost Effective Team/Program for Vascular Access
When looking at building a sustainable Vascular Access Program/ Vascular Access Team we often get asked “where do we start”? There are 4 things needed to get you started: 1) Formal education, 2) The right gauge and length of catheters (PIV, Midline, PICC/CVC),
US Guided PIV Insertion… It’s time!
October starts our ultrasound guided PIV (USGPIV) insertion classes. Anyone who inserts a PIV or draws labs needs to learn this skill. We have to stop the “poke and hope” process. My lab manger used this statement once and it
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