The End of Catheter Dislodgement? Three Facile Steps to Secure a Tunneled Central Venous Catheter
Securing Central Venous Catheter
Abstract
Central Venous Line (CVL) catheter can easily dislodge. An improvised technique in three easily reproducible steps is described in detail. The placement of the cuff approximately 1cm from the exit wound with the placement of additional sutures at the neck area helps prevent its displacement.
Keywords :
avoid,
catheter,
central,
dislodgement,
secure,
venous,
Abstrak
Kateter Vena Cenral boleh tercabut dengan senang daripada tubuh badan. Artikel ini membincang tiga teknik terperinci yang berinovasi untuk mengelakkan berlakunya insiden kateter tercabut. Penempatan leher kateter kira-kira 1cm dari tempat kateter keluar pada bahagian kulit dengan jahitan tambahan di bahagian leher kateter membantu mencegah insiden kateter tercabut.
Kata Kunci :
bergerak,
elakkan,
pusat,
selamat,
tiub,
vena,
Correspondance Address
Hardip S Gendeh. Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tel: +6-03-91456202 Fax: +6-03-91456684 E-mail: hardip88@gmail.com
