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Power injection of peripherally inserted central catheters
- Source :
- Journal of Vascular Access Devices. 3:26-31
- Publication Year :
- 1998
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 1998.
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Abstract
- PURPOSE To study the tolerance of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) of varying sizes and materials to power injection of radiographic contrast agents. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eight different models of silicone and five different models of polyurethane single-lumen PICCs were injected with increasing rates of iothalamate 60% with use of a power injector. Tolerated and bursting rates and pressures were recorded. RESULTS There was a wide range of tolerated rates and pressures, depending on the inner and outer diameters of the catheters and on the catheter material. Silicone PICCs tolerated rates between 0.4 and 7.0 mL/sec and polyurethane PICCs tolerated rates between 0.6 and 10.2 mL/sec, depending on the specific catheter. The 5 Fr silicone PICCs and the 4 Fr and 5Fr polyurethane PICCs tested all tolerated rates greater than 4 mL/sec. Silicone catheters tolerated pressures between 107 and 184 psi, and polyurethane catheters tolerated pressures between l60 and 314 psi. CONCLUSIONS Larger single-lumen silicone and polyurethane PICCs may be suitable for power injection of contrast agents.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Catheterization, Central Venous
Outer diameter
medicine.medical_treatment
Polyurethanes
Silicones
Contrast Media
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Peripherally inserted central catheter
chemistry.chemical_compound
Silicone
Materials Testing
Pressure
Humans
Medicine
Inner diameter
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
business.industry
Power injection
Equipment Design
Iothalamic Acid
Surgery
Catheter
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
chemistry
Injections, Intravenous
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Central venous catheter
Biomedical engineering
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10830081
- Volume :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Vascular Access Devices
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....4d462b1b0cfe10d139dcd9b585c7d2b5