CENTRAL LINE MANAGEMENT

Course overview

CENTRAL VENOUS ACCESS IS REQUIRED FOR MANY HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS. PLACEMENT OF CENTRAL LINE CATHETERS IS DONE FOR MANY REASONS, INCLUDING INADEQUATE PERIPHERAL VENOUS ACCESS, THE NEED FOR HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING, THE NEED FOR PERIPHERALLY INCOMPATIBLE INFUSIONS, AND PROVISION OF EXTRACORPOREAL THERAPIES. AFTER OBTAINING ACCESS, THE MANAGEMENT OF CENTRAL CATHETERS REVOLVES AROUND PREVENTING CATHETER-BASED SKIN SITE OR BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS, CENTRAL LINE THROMBOSIS, AND MECHANICAL COMPLICATIONS. THIS ACTIVITY ILLUSTRATES HOW TO MANAGE CENTRAL LINES SAFELY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN PREVENTING COMPLICATIONS.