What is a broviac catheter/Broviac line? A broviac catheter is also referred to as a broviac line or a broviac central line. These catheters are tubes usually manufactured out of materials like soft silicon or… Read More »Broviac Catheter (Broviac line)
What is a PICC line? – A safe alternative to traditional intravenous vascular access A peripherally inserted central venous catheter ( PICC or PIC line), less commonly referred to as a percutaneous indwelling central catheter,… Read More »PICC line & Midline Catheter
https://www.kidney.org/sites/default/files/kdoqi_vasc-access-review2019_v2.pdf Page 115 CDC In these aforementioned guidelines, the diagnosis of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) is obtained through a set of peripheral blood cultures compared with blood cultures obtained from (1) the arterial or venous… Read More »Catheter related infections
Introduction A permcath (Also known as a permacath) is a long, flexible tube (catheter) that is inserted into a vein most commonly in the neck (internal jugular vein) and less commonly in the groin (femoral… Read More »Permcath (Permacath) Tunneled Hemodialysis Catheter
What is a HeRO graft? A HeRO graft also sometimes referred to as a HeRO catheter is an arterial to venous graft which allows high flow of blood for dialysis. Hero grafts are generally used… Read More »HeRO Graft (Hero Catheter)
What is a portacath or Chemo port? A portacath is a medical device that is used to administer medications or fluids into a patient’s bloodstream. It is a type of central venous access device, meaning… Read More »Portacath (Chemo port)
A vascath is also known as a quinton catheter or a non-hemodialysis catheter. These catheters are plastic polymer tubes with two cannels, which are inserted in one of the neck veins (Can also be placed… Read More »Vascath (Quinton catheter)
What is a Trifusion-Triple lumen catheter? A trifusion triple lumen catheter is a central venous catheter made of polyurethane adapted from a Hickman catheter design. The catheter is a tunneled central venous catheter much like… Read More »Trifusion Catheter
What is a Hickman Catheter (Hickman Line)? Hickman catheters are also known as a hickman line and were originally described by Hickman and colleagues in 1979. Since that time this catheter has been adapted to… Read More »Hickman catheter (Hickman Line)
What is a Central Line IV (intravenous)? A Definition Central line is known by multiple names ie. central venous catheter or central venous line. There is also a variation of the traditional central line which… Read More »Central Line