5 Major Cannula Insertion Tips for A Dialysis Technician
The
insertion of the IV cannula is generally considered to be a process of
inserting the IV cannula into the blood vessel in order to drain the fluids or
administer the medications. Cannulation or say the IV
Cannula is generally required in order to allow the blood to be pulled out
of the body using the blood pump. The pump will then force this blood through
the dialyzer adding it back to the patients’ blood stream.
The
access sites are generally located near to the distal portion of the arm.
However the choice will be made by the surgeon on the basis of blood flow tests
and the remaining studies. There are two kinds of vascular access that a
dialysis technician should be aware of, while there are advantages and
disadvantages to both and the type of access that is going to be used depends
on the patient. Given below are the five major tips that a dialysis technician
should be initiating during the insertion of a fistula or graft.Let having a
look at them below?
A
fistula is generally ready to be used in a period of 4 to 6 weeks, while a
graft takes 2 -3 weeks after its placement. Before going ahead and inserting
the IV cannula on a new patient it is important that the dialysis technician
gets a clearance from the vascular surgeon before going ahead and beginning
with the process.
Check
out if there are any signs of infection. Is there any kind of itching,
tenderness, pain, warmth, swelling at an incision site? These signs should be
noted by the dialysis technician. Please note that the oral temperature of the
100 degree Fahrenheit may turn out to be a major cause for this infection.
Incase there are any kind of a complication please get it noticed immediately
to the nurse or the doctor for all the necessary treatment that is required. The
dialysis technician should learn to look at and feel the various signs of the
red flags.
The
dialysis technician should always wash his hands before beginning with the
entire process of the IV cannula. Cleanliness is the major key over here. The
clean hands and the clean gloves help in preventing bacteria from the surface
of the skin to the patient’s blood stream by the needle. Never forget to have
your gloves changed in case they are contaminated. Touching your hair, face or
any other part of your body is not acceptable. The use of gloves, gown, eye
protection, and the last but not the least face mask is compulsory and should
be done in order to control the spread of these infections.
The
dialysis technician might also place a local anaesthetic on your skin so that
he could have the needle being inserted at ease. Some patients might even
prefer for the numbing kind of an effect. And in case the patients have not
experienced anything in spite of using the topical anaesthetic, then the
dialysis technician will go ahead and give a try to the needle insertion both
with and without it in order to see what suits the best for the patient.
Lars
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