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Michael P. D'Alessandro, M.D.
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Contrast:
Omnipaque
Technique:
Take scout film of chest
Using clean technique, prep the catheter port.
Check return and flush the port with 5 cc sterile saline.
Take spot film of entire catheter
Inject contrast to fill the line, take spot film of entire catheter
to check for leaks
Inject contrast continuously, take spot film of entire catheter to
check for leaks
Inject contrast continuously, take spot film of tip of catheter to
check for thrombus or fibrin sheath
At the end of the study flush the line with 5 cc of sterile saline
and 5 cc of heparin flush.
Views to Take:
AP chest scout
AP scout centered on entire catheter
AP spot centered on entire catheter filled with contrast
AP spot centered on entire catheter while injecting through the
line
AP spot centered on catheter tip while injecting through the line
References:
See References Chapter.
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