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■ Infection ■ Injury or disease transmission to healthcare workers. INTERPRETATION OFRESULTS ■ SBP after the first 30 minutes of ...

■ May be used to treat refractory tachydysrhythmias by overdrive pacing ■ May be preferable to transvenous pacing in patients wh ...

■ Once ventricular endocardial contact is made, the catheter is disconnected from the ECG machine and connected to the pacing ge ...

VASCULAR ACCESS Central Venous Catheterization INDICATIONS ■ Need for CVP monitoring ■ Need for rapid volume resuscitation ■ Nee ...

INTERPRETATION OFRESULTS ■ The return of pulsatile flow signifies arterial puncture. ■ Dysrhythmias signal irritation of atria o ...

■ Cephalic vein can be accessed in the antecubital fossa at the distal flexor crease. ■ External jugular vein is superficially l ...

CONTRAINDICATIONS ■ Osteoporosis and osteogenesis imperfecta increase fracture risk. ■ Fractured bone leads to extravasation of ...

Umbilical Vein Catheterization INDICATIONS ■ Vein: Need for emergent vascular access in newborns. The umbilical vein remains pat ...

Arterial Catheterization INDICATIONS ■ Need for frequent monitoring of arterial blood gases ■ Need for continuous BP monitoring ...

CONTRAINDICATIONS ■ Relative: Coagulopathy (though even patients who have platelet levels <50000/mm^3 and prothrombin times & ...

TECHNIQUE ■ An X-ray may be useful to confirm the presence of a FB and to define its size and position. ■ Patient assumes knee-c ...

technique for direct visualization of the peritoneum. Clips are placed to grasp each side of the rectus fascia to lift it and ad ...

■ All balloons are collapsed and balloon ports clamped. Tube is then passed through mouth/nose into stomach. Suction is applied ...

■ Infection/abscess ■ Headache/backache ■ Late onset of epidermoid tumors of the thecal sac INTERPRETATION OFRESULTS ■ Normal op ...

CONTRAINDICATIONS ■ None TECHNIQUE ■ Obtain radiologic shunt series, which includes AP/lateral skull, AP chest, and AP abdominal ...

COMPLICATIONS ■ Maternal death or poor neurologic outcome ■ Neonatal death or poor neurologic outcome INTERPRETATION OFRESULTS ■ ...

TECHNIQUE ■ Pain from local anesthesia can be diminished by using a small needle, ie, <25-gauge, slow infiltration, buffering ...

PROCEDURES AND SKILLS TABLE 19.1. Regional Nerve Blocks TECHNIQUE INJECTIONLOCATION/ANATOMY TISSUES AND/ORTEETHAFFECTED COMMENTS ...

PROCEDURES AND SKILLS CONTRAINDICATIONS ■ Infection overlying site of injection TECHNIQUE COMPLICATIONS ■ Placement of the needl ...

CONTRAINDICATIONS ■ Lack of support staff or monitoring equipment ■ Comorbidities (ie, cardiac, hemodynamic, or respiratory comp ...