IV catheters - What's your favourite?

Re: IV catheters - What's your favourite?

James Laidlaw — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:52:24 GMT

Oh right! I've always just gone steep in to get flash, flatten out and advance a few mm or cm and then thread off, I don't put the whole thing in. Whatever works I guess!

Re: IV catheters - What's your favourite?

Martin Atkinson — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:27:21 GMT

[quote user="James Laidlaw"]I only mentioned as OP said they wouldn't feed after a flash, so I thought maybe advancing a little more might help...[/quote] I know, but I've never done anything else other than advance the whole shooting match all the way into the vein before I pull out the stylet, I've never considered there was another way.

Re: IV catheters - What's your favourite?

James Laidlaw — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:00:07 GMT

[quote user="Martin Atkinson"]

[quote user="James Laidlaw"]I was always taught to advance a little after getting a flash so the whole unit should be iv before advancing off the stylet.

[/quote] Only just read this after my previous post. Forgive me if I'm being dim but does anyone do anything else?

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I only mentioned as OP said they wouldn't feed after a flash, so I thought maybe advancing a little more might help...

Re: IV catheters - What's your favourite?

patrick murphy — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:50:36 GMT

me too, although it too a bit of getting used to

Re: IV catheters - What's your favourite?

Martin Atkinson — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:25:30 GMT

[quote user="James Laidlaw"]I was always taught to advance a little after getting a flash so the whole unit should be iv before advancing off the stylet.

[/quote] Only just read this after my previous post. Forgive me if I'm being dim but does anyone do anything else?

Re: IV catheters - What's your favourite?

Iain McAllister — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:18:20 GMT

[quote user="Mark Holmes"]

I've heard something about workmen and tools....cannot remember how it goes

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...that would be senility kicking in probably...

Re: IV catheters - What's your favourite?

Hannah Wynne Richards — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:14:01 GMT

I like Optiva-but definitely ones without wings I used to use angiocath, but went on a cpd course and was told that being a little harder they were more likely to cause phlebitis if used for a few days, so changed Optive took a little getting used to, as being softer they didn't slide in so well, but now I'm used to Optiva I like them

Wynne

Re: IV catheters - What's your favourite?

Mark Holmes — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:06:29 GMT

I've heard something about workmen and tools....cannot remember how it goes

Re: IV catheters - What's your favourite?

Martin Atkinson — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 15:03:41 GMT

Vasocan - they give you wings.

Re: IV catheters - What's your favourite?

CatherineThomas — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:55:29 GMT

We have 2 differnt kinds, angiocath and jellco. I like the angiocath ones and find the jellco ones more diffiuclt to slide in but the other vets prefer the jellco.

Re: IV catheters - What's your favourite?

Michael Woodhouse — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:53:54 GMT

Same as James, we use the Jelco ones. I think sometimes you hit a valve.

Re: IV catheters - What's your favourite?

James Laidlaw — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:48:57 GMT

I prefer the ones without wings... Think we have the rounded jelco ones... I was always taught to advance a little after getting a flash so the whole unit should be iv before advancing off the stylet. Not teaching to suck eggs, but when they kink on me, I think that's what the reason is. Having said that, some seem easier to place than others.

Re: IV catheters - What's your favourite?

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:18:22 GMT

I like the new Abbott ones at the moment.