Central line placement

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[none24242]

Always make your cut away from the carotid artery, for obvious reasons.

[lijo668]

very helpful

[bbcdpmohanty]

Forensic free!



[pjmclach]

awesome



[vcuo]

Can we take blood sample through central line without compromise the sample?

[EmilineTDD]

my husband had his port removed yesterday and has been very hoarse, and has been

for about 3 months ever since he had the port put in his shoulder, have you had any problems such as this?

[Cr0gers]

It Fuckin' Hurt..

[MsGailj]

@alynah2010 they may be concious (done under local anaesthetic), sedated or unconcious (under general anaesthetic, as part of a surgical procedure, but you don't give a GA for a CVC line insertion)

[ldleold]

i am not willing to risk losing my single kidney to the bypass machine, so this surgery is dead in the water. Leaving this world with heart failure beats kidney failure. Dialysis is out of the question, I watched my grandmother die that way, I am not interested

[ohadguetta]

There is one big missing point - while puncturing the skin toward the jugular vein, one has to point the needle to the direction of the nipple (the right one on this case). By that it kept away from the carotid.

[ldleold]

The heart procedure has been cancelled. I was pushed, shoved, griped and whined into the tests that found the blockages. I WILL NOT risk my only kidney with this surgery. Leaving this place with a heart attack beats dying from kidney failure. I would not go on dialysis if I were to lose my kidney to the bypass machine. YES I know the "stated risk" is 28% that I would lose my kidney in this surgery. It's my choice and I said "no". It took some time to teach the surgeon the meaning of that word.

[Genetics82]

@ldleold You should just talk with the doctor beforehand. Most likely, you won't remember this insertion. Also, instead of blind insertion most places do it under ultrasound.